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Verb
/ˈbo͝okˌend/,
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bookends, plural;
  1. Occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something)
    • - the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays
Noun
  1. A support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair

  1. a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
  2. A bookend is an object that is designed to buttress, or support, an upright row of books. It is placed on either end to prevent books from falling over, such as in a half-filled bookshelf. Bookends are both utilitarian and, often, decorative. They are common in libraries and in homes. ...
  3. Bookends is the name of an album and its title track, both recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, released April 3, 1968. It was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel.
  4. (Bookends (software)) Bookends is a commercial reference management software package for Mac OS X that is used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. Its target market is students, academics and professionals. ...
  5. (bookends) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em as the cards are the first and last in a top straight
  6. (book-ending) a framing device within which a main plot line is presented as being told or read to another, often embellished by the use of a voice-over narration throughout the film (as in Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride or Stand By Me)
  7. (Bookends) Structural technique in which a script begins and ends with a “bookend” scene that encloses the whole. Frowned upon by Readers as an overused storytelling gimmick.use this term in lower case initials or written in full. Not recommended.
  8. (Bookends) Two TV ads, usually 15 seconds each, that run at the beginning and at the end of a commercial break.
  9. (Bookends) Two commercial units, usually 15 seconds each, ordered to run specifically in the first and last position of the same commercial break.
  10. (bookends) When you're on defense and you make a D, then you catch the next score. This is awesome.
  11. A radio or TV commercial with an open area in the middle for insertion of a local dealer tie-in or other material; also called a doughnut (it has a hole in the middle). A bookend commercial also is a split, usually 30 seconds before one or more other commercials and 30 seconds after.
  12. A seven bit inductor.