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bookends
noun(book-end)
a support placed at the end of a row of books
bookends
noun(book-end)
one of two usually similar things that begin and end something
bookends
noun(book-end)
one of two similar players on a team who play on opposite sides of the field or court
bookends
verb(book-end)
to be on both sides or ends of (something or someone) : flank —often used in passive constructions
bookends
verb(book-end)
to begin and end (something) with two similar things or with the same thing
bookends
verb(book-end)
to serve as or mark the beginning and ending of (something) : to be the first and last parts or events of (something) —often used in passive constructions

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