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BOOK





Definition:

  1. [noun] a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

  2. [noun] physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
    Synonyms: volume

  3. [noun] a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
    Synonyms: ledger, leger, account of account

  4. [noun] a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"

  5. [noun] a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks"
    Synonyms: record, record

  6. [noun] a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"

  7. [noun] a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
    Synonyms: script, playscript

  8. [noun] a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"
    Synonyms: rule

  9. [noun] the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
    Synonyms: Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book

  10. [noun] the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
    Synonyms: Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word

  11. [verb] record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"

  12. [verb] arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "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"
    Synonyms: reserve, hold

  13. [verb] engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"

  14. [verb] register in a hotel booker

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