bookcase
(noun) a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bookcase (plural bookcases)
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
• case book, case-book, casebook
Source: Wiktionary
Book"case` (, n.
Definition: A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
