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▸ noun: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together ("He used a large book as a doorstop")
▸ noun: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge ("He bought a book of stamps")
▸ noun: a major division of a long written composition ("The book of Isaiah")
▸ noun: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) ("I am reading a good book on economics")
▸ noun: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made ("They run things by the book around here")
▸ noun: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
▸ noun: the sacred writings of the Christian religions
▸ noun: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone ("His name is in all the recordbooks")
▸ noun: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
▸ noun: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded ("They got a subpoena to examine our books")
▸ verb: record a charge in a police register ("The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man")
▸ verb: register in a hotel booker
▸ verb: engage for a performance ("Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo")
▸ verb: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance ("The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4833)
▸ Also see books
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to book
▸ Usage examples for book
▸ Idioms related to book (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing book
▸ Words that often appear near book
▸ Rhymes of book
▸ Invented words related to book
▸ noun: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together ("He used a large book as a doorstop")
▸ noun: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge ("He bought a book of stamps")
▸ noun: a major division of a long written composition ("The book of Isaiah")
▸ noun: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) ("I am reading a good book on economics")
▸ noun: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made ("They run things by the book around here")
▸ noun: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
▸ noun: the sacred writings of the Christian religions
▸ noun: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone ("His name is in all the recordbooks")
▸ noun: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
▸ noun: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded ("They got a subpoena to examine our books")
▸ verb: record a charge in a police register ("The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man")
▸ verb: register in a hotel booker
▸ verb: engage for a performance ("Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo")
▸ verb: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance ("The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4833)
▸ Also see books
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to book
▸ Usage examples for book
▸ Idioms related to book (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing book
▸ Words that often appear near book
▸ Rhymes of book
▸ Invented words related to book