Thesaurus results for BOOKCASE

bookcase

noun

Definition of bookcase

as in chest

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Recent Examples of bookcase My bookcase is filled with high-minded proposals made by expert panels, mostly to address budget deficits. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Other standout markdowns include a bamboo bookcase and a statement-making sideboard cabinet. — Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 At Thursday’s hearing, Allman appeared on screen from his hospital, seated in a chair beside a bookcase. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 But the focal point of her living space was a bookcase laden with 26 reference volumes bound in dark-blue cloth. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bookcase

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Noun

The woman was found by medical staff in a reclining chair in the hospital room with a gunshot wound to her chest, according to court records.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
The father’s tears drew a strong pain across my chest, as if dragging a knife point across a steel bench.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of chest

Noun

That warmth extends to the living room, anchored by a bespoke credenza with vinyl pockets and runs across the wall.

— Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Its long, trailing vines can spill over a hanging basket or shelf or creep along a credenza.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of credenza

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He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The sellers also have put in some work, installing new appliances and a sleek sage-green backsplash in a galley kitchen that’s both flush with cabinet space and decently large.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cabinet

Noun

The board includes a representative from the team, the commerce secretary, appointees of the governor and legislative leaders and local representatives from Kansas City, Kansas, and Olathe.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The equipment truck had left spring training in Tempe, Arizona, and was in Salt Lake City, unsure where to go, when Selig called traveling secretary Tommy Ferguson, who had held the same job with the Braves.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretary

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The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
One highlight includes an oak sideboard from Walker Edison that’s sure to impress any visiting in-laws.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sideboard

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Drapery panels in Jim Thompson’s Choisya, trimmed in Samuel & Sons, frame the couple’s vintage breakfront, which keeps Khouri’s Royal Crown Derby china within reach.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025

Definition of breakfront

Noun

The primary bedroom has a pair of closets and enough room for a dresser and side tables, whereas the spartan second bedroom is situated on the opposite end of the apartment and is best suited for a home office or a very small child’s room.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026
Missy MacIvor was hogtied with belts from her dresser drawers.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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