English to English
book
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noun (n)
- a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)(noun.communication)Example:
I am reading a good book on economics.
source: wordnet30 - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together(noun.artifact)Example:
He used a large book as a doorstop.
source: wordnet30 - a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone(noun.communication)Example:
His name is in all the record books.
source: wordnet30 - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a record in which commercial accounts are recorded(noun.possession)Example:
They got a subpoena to examine our books.
source: wordnet30 - a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made(noun.group)Example:
They run things by the book around here.
source: wordnet30 - the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the sacred writings of the Christian religions(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a major division of a long written composition(noun.communication)Example:
The book of Isaiah.
source: wordnet30 - a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge(noun.artifact)Example:
He bought a book of stamps.
source: wordnet30 - A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- engage for a performance(verb.cognition)Example:
Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo.
source: wordnet30 - record a charge in a police register(verb.social)Example:
The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man.
source: wordnet30 - register in a hotel booker(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- To enter, write, or register in a book or list.(verb)source: webster1913