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bookcase

[book-kays] / ˈbʊkˌkeɪs /
NOUN
bookshelf
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Price cuts for British customers include the Kallax shelving unit going from £60 to £49 and the Billy bookcase being cut by £10 to £25.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Qatari plane has oversize leather seats and a faux library bookcase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Slaughter’s bookcase — which she reveals she designed herself — includes work by Southern writers she admires and champions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

"Dementia is like a bookcase - your newest memories would be on the top and then sometimes memories fall out."

From BBC ● May 30, 2024

This here bookcase once held the secrets of the universe, and it saved a couple of lives to boot.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

If your home contains more than two bookcases, you probably know the cautionary tale of Homer and Langley Collyer.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

But the oversize leather seats, plush couches and even the faux library bookcases are all staying, albeit with U.S. presidential seals now affixed to the walls, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

“A purchaser has the option of retaining a huge amount of custom millwork: closets, bookcases, kitchen cabinetry, bathroom cabinets, marble counters, and high end appliances,” the listing said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

The walls were lined with bookcases filled with antique games, tin toys, and card games.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein


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