A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright, typically forming one of a pair.
- She's as strong and likable a female character as Davy is a male hero, making this a perfect bookend to book one.
- On the wall above the window ran a short bookshelf, where lack of space had forced Wilhelm and me to jam all of our old books between two brass bookends.
- On the window ledge oak bookends supported a small library.
verb[with object] informal
Be positioned at the end or on either side of (something): the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays
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- The album is bookended on the other side by two versions of Slagger, a twisted groove topped by an unhinged rap.
- They've also discovered the power of strings, bookending the album with sparse, poignant chamber quartet arrangements.
- Two shows, both alike in style, are bookending the coming week at Epsom Playhouse, starting with a one-man show and ending with a solo female play.
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