Associations to the word «Bookend»

Wiktionary

BOOKEND, noun. A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
BOOKEND, noun. (figurative) Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
BOOKEND, verb. To come before and after, or at both sides of

Dictionary definition

BOOKEND, noun. A support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table).

Wise words

Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb