bookends
Volume support pair
Bookends are L-shaped supports placed at either end of a row of books to keep them upright on a shelf.
By extension, bookends refers to a matching pair of things that frame something between them: The two home runs were bookends to an otherwise forgettable game.
As a verb, to bookend is to bracket or frame: Two guitar solos bookend the album.
Identical in appearance
- setArrange in position
- pairTwo matching things
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- symmetricalEven on all sides
companion · duo · twins · coordinated · mirrored · opposite · flanking · framing
For beauty, not function
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- artisticShowing imaginative skill
carved · handcrafted · vintage · antique · ceramic · metallic · wooden · elegant
Horizontal storage surface
- libraryBook collection or building
- readingInterpreting written text
- bibliophileLover of books
- collectionGathered set of items
volumes · tomes · hardcover · paperback · novels · reference · anthology · shelving
matching
Identical in appearance
- setArrange in position
- pairTwo matching things
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
symmetrical · companion · duo · twins · coordinated · mirrored · opposite · flanking · framing
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
artistic · carved · handcrafted · vintage · antique · ceramic · metallic · wooden · elegant · stylish
shelf
Horizontal storage surface
- libraryBook collection or building
- readingInterpreting written text
- bibliophileLover of books
collection · volumes · tomes · hardcover · paperback · novels · reference · anthology · shelving · arrangement
support
To uphold or sustain
stability · weighted · sturdy · nonskid · adjustable · expandable · standing · propping · securing · anchoring
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- bracketsMarks setting off text
- beginningInitial stage of something
ending · opening · closing · start · finish · first · last · alpha · omega · parentheses
- library thingsshelves, rows, aisles, manuscripts, scrolls
- bookshelf stylingfloating shelves, built-in shelves, curated collection, accent pieces
- gentleman's studyfirst editions, bookshelves, reading chair, reading lamp, reading desk
- metalwork itemstin lanterns, decorative bowls, wall plaques, door knockers, hinges
- bookendsprefaces, afterwords, forewords, postscripts, introductions
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
bookendsloose ends
Unresolved matters needing attention
unbounded · open-ended · sprawl · formlessness · unframed
bookendsbookshelf
Furniture for storing volumes
bookcase · shelf · book bin · book stack