Definition of Bookstore

1. Noun. A shop where books are sold.

Exact synonyms: Bookshop, Bookstall
Generic synonyms: Shop, Store

Definition of Bookstore

1. n. A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a bookseller's shop.

Definition of Bookstore

1. Noun. A store where books are bought and sold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bookstore

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bookstore

bookshelf
bookshelves
bookshop
bookshops
booksie
booksier
booksiest
bookstaff
bookstaffs
bookstall
bookstalls
bookstand
bookstands
bookstave
bookstaves
bookstore (current term)
bookstores
booksy
bookware
bookwise
bookwork
bookworks
bookworm
bookwormish
bookworms
bookwormy
bookwright
bookwrights
booky
bool

Literary usage of Bookstore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Information Management: Electronic Dissemination of Government Publications edited by Linda D. Koontz (2001)
"Kansas City bookstore Los Angeles bookstore Milwaukee bookstore New York bookstore Philadelphia bookstore Pittsburgh bookstore Portland bookstore Pueblo ..."

2. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1898)
"But bear in mind that the bookstore in the small town is a thing of the past. This condition has been developing since the first library meeting in 1876, ..."

3. College and University Finance by Trevor Arnett (1922)
"TABLE VII COLLEGE bookstore The current operations of the college bookstore for 1920-21 resulted in a net gain of ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... its library was increased, a bookstore added to the printing-press, and an abundant religious literature created, in Armenian and in German. ..."

5. Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution: With an by Lorenzo Sabine (1864)
"The following advertisement will show something of an American bookstore in 1767 : — " A collection of Books, amongst which are, The annual register, ..."

6. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"... the rote response from his proprietorship of the bookstore. "What's the point of a bunch of books you've already read?" The joke reminded him of better ..."

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