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| 1. | [ noun ] (writing) a copy of a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) | |
| Examples: | "I am reading a good book on economics" |
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| Related terms: | publication Utopia reference_book catalog booklet textbook prayer_book review_copy tome capital workbook trade_book yearbook copybook appointment_book bestiary phrase_book songbook catechism authority formulary playbook running_head signature | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (books as a physical objects) a number of pages bound together | |
| Synonyms: | volume | |
| Examples: | "he used a large book as a doorstop" |
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| Related terms: | product notebook paperback picture_book sketchbook paperback album order_book journal hardback folio novel coffee-table_book binding | |
| 3. | [ verb ] engage for a performance | |
| Examples: | "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" |
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| Related terms: | schedule booker | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone | |
| Synonyms: | record recordbook record_book | |
| Examples: | "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'" "his name is in all the recordbooks" |
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| Related terms: | fact won-lost_record card logbook | |
| 5. | [ verb ] arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | |
| Synonyms: | hold reserve | |
| Examples: | "reserve me a seat on a flight" "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family" "please hold a table at Maxim's" |
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| Related terms: | request keep_open reserve booking procure | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (law) record a charge in a police register | |
| Examples: | "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
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| Related terms: | record ticket | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (writing) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance | |
| Synonyms: | script playscript | |
| Related terms: | dramatic_composition dialogue screenplay libretto scenario shooting_script promptbook continuity script | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4833 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (accounting) a record in which commercial accounts are recorded | |
| Synonyms: | ledger book_of_account account_book leger | |
| Examples: | "they got a subpoena to examine our books" |
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| Related terms: | record general_ledger subsidiary_ledger daybook cost_ledger accounting | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) a major division of a long written composition | |
| Examples: | "the book of Isaiah" |
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| Related terms: | section Exodus Joshua Leviticus Numbers Esther Mark Judges Ruth Jeremiah Jonah Job book_of_proverbs epistle_of_james canticle_of_canticles Luke John Acts Revelation i_samuel ii_samuel 1_kings 2_kings 1_chronicles 2_chronicles book_of_ezra book_of_nehemiah book_of_psalms first_epistle_of_peter book_of_ecclesiastes ii_peter book_of_isaiah book_of_lamentations book_of_ezekiel book_of_daniel book_of_hosea book_of_joel amos abdias book_of_micah book_of_nahum book_of_habakkuk book_of_zephaniah aggeus book_of_zachariah book_of_malachi epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_the_romans first_epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_the_corinthians ii_corinthians epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_the_galatians ephesians epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_the_philippians colossians first_epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_the_thessalonians ii_thessalonians first_epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_timothy ii_timothy epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_titus epistle_of_paul_the_apostle_to_philemon epistle_to_the_hebrews Matthew Deuteronomy Genesis first_epistle_of_john ii_john iii_john epistle_of_jude additions_to_esther prayer_of_azariah_and_song_of_the_three_children book_of_susanna bel_and_the_dragon baruch epistle_of_jeremiah book_of_tobit book_of_judith 1_esdras 2_esdras ben_sira wisdom 1_maccabees 2_maccabees text | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (religion,Bible,writing) the sacred writings of the Christian religion | |
| Synonyms: | Bible bible Word Scripture Holy_Scripture Word_of_God christian_bible Holy_Writ Good_Book | |
| Examples: | "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" |
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| Related terms: | sacred_text Vulgate Revised_Version family_Bible Revised_Standard_Version Douay_Bible American_Standard_Version Authorized_Version New_English_Bible Old_Testament New_Testament text Testament demythologize gabriel covenant eisegesis exegesis | |
| 12. | [ verb ] register in a hotel booker | |
| Related terms: | register booking | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made | |
| Synonyms: | rule_book | |
| Examples: | "they run things by the book around here" |
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| Related terms: | collection rule rule | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (religion,writing,Islam) sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina; divided into 114 chapters | |
| Synonyms: | Quran al-qur'an Koran | |
| Related terms: | sacred_text sura | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (accounting,writing) an accounting journal as a physical object | |
| Synonyms: | ledger daybook | |
| Examples: | : "he bought a new daybook" |
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| Related terms: | journal | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge | |
| Examples: | "he bought a book of stamps" |
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| Related terms: | product | |
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Books Bok bookie bozo bock bosk Boso Boeck Boeke Bojko Bosio Bosco Bouck Boyko bosky Bouska Boocks Bos box bog Boss bosh bose Boaz bosc Boos Boxx boxy bogy Boes Boza Boze Boas |
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