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- noun Plural form of
bookend . - noun poker, slang An
ace and aten as a starting hand inTexas hold 'em as the cards are the first and last in a top straight - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bookend .
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Examples
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Down a few steps, the backside of the fountain bookends one side of a 75-foot room that encompasses a reading area, living room, dining area and kitchen.
A Dream House's Difficult Birth Nancy Keates 2010
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The backside of the fountain bookends one side of a 75-foot room that encompasses a reading area, living room, dining area and kitchen.
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A pair of ceramic fish as bookends is a simple way to add this symbol of good fortune to your home.
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A pair of ceramic fish as bookends is a simple way to add this symbol of good fortune to your home.
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The men on either side of the congressman, who actually look like twin bookends ..... one is actually smurking!
Wilson insists outburst during Obama speech 'spontaneous' 2009
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So for me, the bookends were The Jerk and Mr. Show.
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You will recall the bookends with my watching Paul Tsongas withdraw from the race on C-SPAN.
The Five Myths of Television Power: Or, Why the Medium is Not the Message 1993
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The recalled bookends, which are painted and shaped into characters of the Harry Potter book series, were sold at elementary school fundraising programs and discount and dollar stores nationwide from June 2004 through January 2006.
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The recalled bookends, which are painted and shaped into characters of the Harry Potter book series, were sold at elementary school fundraising programs and discount and dollar stores nationwide from June 2004 through January 2006.
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But no, we worked on our songs together and we were called "bookends" because we were the short girls out of the six.
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