Definition

1. Noun:
   • A piece of furniture with shelves for storing books: A bookcase is a freestanding or built-in structure designed specifically to hold books in an organized manner. It typically consists of horizontal shelves, which may be enclosed by doors or left open.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She bought a new wooden bookcase for her growing collection of novels.
  • The library had rows of tall bookcases filled with ancient texts.
  • Please return the encyclopedia to the third shelf of the bookcase.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a walking bookcase": (Idiomatic) Used to describe someone who is extremely knowledgeable or who has read a vast number of books.
  • With his incredible memory for facts, Professor Jones is a walking bookcase.

Variants and Related Words

• Bookstand (n): A small, often portable stand for holding a single book or a few books, typically open for reading.
  • He used a bookstand to hold his cookbook open while he followed the recipe.
• Bookshelf (n): A single shelf for holding books, or sometimes used interchangeably with 'bookcase' for a small, simple unit.
  • She installed a floating bookshelf above her desk.

Synonyms

• Shelving: A system of shelves, which may be used for books.
• Cabinet: A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers, which could be used to store books if designed for that purpose.

Related Phrases

• "To fill a bookcase": To acquire enough books to occupy the shelves of a bookcase.
  • It took him a decade to finally fill the large bookcase in his study.

Noun

1. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books