noun🔗ShareA heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright."She used heavy marble bookends to keep her cookbooks from falling over on the shelf. "stationeryitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else."The summer vacation was a fun road trip bookended by busy weeks of school. "partitemstructurethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come before and after, or at both sides of."The meeting was bookended by two important announcements. "structurewordpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading