bookstop
/bˈʊkstˌɑp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bookend.
Example Sentences
- "Librarians obsess about edging the collection (bringing all books up to the edge of the shelves to make them easier to find and to look tidy). If you have paperbacks or novels stored in deep shelves, make bookstops from free wood."
- "He arranged his little library on the shelf in order of size, lining the edges up neatly, using the horn as a bookstop, making adjustments until the tip of it faced the room directly."