magazine rack

Thân thiện

A magazine rack stands in the waiting room, filled with colorful periodicals.

Definition

Noun: A piece of furniture or a stand designed specifically to hold and display magazines, typically in a tidy, organized, and accessible manner. It often consists of shelves, pockets, or compartments.

Usage

A "magazine rack" is used to store and organize periodicals like magazines, journals, or catalogs, commonly found in waiting rooms, living rooms, offices, or libraries. It helps prevent clutter.

Examples

• She placed the new issues neatly in the magazine rack next to the sofa.
• The dentist's office had a magazine rack filled with old news.
• He built a wooden magazine rack for his growing collection.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe any organized collection or display of readily available information or items, though this is less common.
  • His mind was a magazine rack of obscure facts.

Variants and Related Words

• Magazine holder: A similar item, often a single container or file, rather than a multi-tiered rack.
• Periodical rack: A more formal term that can also include newspapers and journals.
• Display rack: A general term for any rack used to display items for sale or use.

Synonyms

• Periodical stand
• Journal rack
• Display stand (for magazines)

Antonyms

• Pile (of magazines)
• Heap (of magazines)
• Clutter

Related Phrases

• To thumb through a magazine on the rack: To browse a magazine without removing it from the rack.
  • He thumbed through a car magazine on the rack while waiting.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a rack for displaying magazines