English dictionary
book meaning and definition
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Definition of book (noun)
- a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- "I am reading a good book on economics"
- physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- "he used a large book as a doorstop"
- synonyms: volume
- 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 record books"
- synonyms: record, record book
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- synonyms: playscript, script
- a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
- "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
- synonyms: account book, book of account, ledger, leger
- a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
- 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 book
- the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- the sacred writings of the Christian religions
- "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
- synonyms: Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God
- a major division of a long written composition
- "the book of Isaiah"
- a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
- "he bought a book of stamps"
BOOK verb
Definition of book (verb)
- engage for a performance
- "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- record a charge in a police register
- "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
- register in a hotel booker
Source: Princeton University Wordnet