bookshelf

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊkʃɛlf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏk′shelf′)

Inflections of 'bookshelf' (n): npl: bookshelves

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
book•shelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -shelves. 
  1. Furniturea shelf for holding books, esp. one of the shelves in a bookcase.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
book•shelf  (bŏŏk′shelf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -shelves. 
  1. Furniturea shelf for holding books, esp. one of several shelves in a bookcase.
  • book + shelf 1810–20

'bookshelf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
book
Collocations: a [wood, maple, modern] bookshelf, set it on her bookshelf, keeps it on his bookshelf, more...

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