bookshelf

«bookshelf» in Mova's school dictionary: a shelf, or a piece of furniture with several shelves… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (bookshelf, bookshelves)

meaning for a pupil

A bookshelf is a shelf, or a piece of furniture with several shelves, for keeping books. tree →

sense in the lessons

a container: books per shelf, shelves per bookshelf; in the classroom and library; phrases «on the bookshelf», «tall bookshelf», «bookcase»

examples

• Each bookshelf has 5 shelves. tree →
• Each shelf holds 20 books. tree →
• The bookshelf holds 120 books. tree →
• She put 8 books on the bookshelf. tree →
• Put the books back on the bookshelf. tree →
• Our classroom has a bookshelf of comics. tree →
• The bookshelf is full, so we need another. tree →
• Dad built a bookshelf from wood. tree →
• The tallest books go on the bottom of the bookshelf. tree →
• A bookshelf should be fixed to the wall so it can't fall. tree →

note

A group: total = shelves × books per shelf. Trap: shelves (the boards) and bookshelves (whole pieces) are different counts. Plural «bookshelves» (f to v).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bookshelf» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.