bookend
(noun) a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bookend (plural bookends)
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
(figurative) Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
bookend (third-person singular simple present bookends, present participle bookending, simple past and past participle bookended)
(transitive) To come before and after, or at both sides of.
• flank
Source: Wiktionary
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
