book (b k)n.1. A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. 2. a. A printed or written literary work. b. A main division of a larger printed or written work: a book of the Old Testament. 3. a. A volume in which financial or business transactions are recorded. b. books Financial or business records considered as a group: checked the expenditures on the books. 4. a. A libretto. b. The script of a play. 5. Booka. The Bible. b. The Koran. 6. a. A set of prescribed standards or rules on which decisions are based: runs the company by the book. b. Something regarded as a source of knowledge or understanding. c. The total amount of experience, knowledge, understanding, and skill that can be used in solving a problem or performing a task: We used every trick in the book to finish the project on schedule. d. Informal Factual information, especially of a private nature: What's the book on him? 7. A packet of like or similar items bound together: a book of matches. 8. A record of bets placed on a race. 9. Games The number of card tricks needed before any tricks can have scoring value, as the first six tricks taken by the declaring side in bridge. v. booked, book·ing, books v.tr.1. To list or register in or as if in a book. 2. a. To record charges against (a person) on a police blotter. b. Sports To record the flagrant fouls of (a player) for possible disciplinary action, as in soccer. 3. To arrange for (tickets or lodgings, for example) in advance; reserve. 4. To hire or engage: The manager booked a magic show for Saturday night. 5. To allocate time for. v.intr. To make a reservation: Book early if you want good seats. adj.1. Of or relating to knowledge learned from books rather than actual experience: has book smarts but not street smarts. 2. Appearing in a company's financial records: book profits. Idioms: bring to book To demand an explanation from; call to account. in (one's) book In one's opinion: In my book they both are wrong. like a book Thoroughly; completely: I know my child like a book. one for the books A noteworthy act or occurrence. throw the book at1. To make all possible charges against (a lawbreaker, for example). 2. To reprimand or punish severely.
[Middle English bok, from Old English b c; see bh go- in Indo-European roots.]
book er n. Synonyms: book, bespeak, engage, reserve
These verbs mean to cause something to be set aside in advance, as for one's use or possession: will book a hotel room; made sure their selections were bespoken; engaged a box for the opera season; reserving a table at a restaurant. Word History: From an etymological perspective, book and beech are branches of the same tree. The Germanic root of both words is *bk-, ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning "beech tree." The Old English form of book is bc, from Germanic *bk-, "written document, book." The Old English form of beech is b ce, from Germanic *bk-jn, "beech tree," because the early Germanic peoples used strips of beech wood to write on. A similar semantic development occurred in Latin. The Latin word for book is liber, whence library. Liber, however, originally meant "bark"  that is, the smooth inner bark of a tree, which the early Romans likewise used to write on. |
book Noun 1. a number of printed pages bound together along one edge and protected by covers 2. a written work or composition, such as a novel 3. a number of sheets of paper bound together: an account book 4. books a record of the transactions of a business or society 5. the libretto of an opera or musical 6. a major division of a written composition, such as of a long novel or of the Bible 7. a number of tickets, stamps, etc. fastened together along one edge 8. a record of betting transactions 9. a closed book a subject that is beyond comprehension: art remains a closed book to him 10. bring to book to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his or her conduct 11. by the book according to the rules 12. in someone's good or bad books regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour) 13. throw the book at someone a. to charge someone with every relevant offence b. to inflict the most severe punishment on someone Verb 1. to reserve (a place, passage, etc.) or engage the services of (someone) in advance 2. (of a police officer) to take the name and address of (a person) for an alleged offence with a view to prosecution 3. (of a football referee) to take the name of (a player) who has broken the rules seriously
Book collection of tablets, sheets of paper, or similar material strung or bound together. Examples: book of beauty, 1595; of bitter passion, 1532; of gold leaf [separated by vellum leaves]; of knowledge, 1667; of love, 1592; of nature, 1830; of precepts, 1380; of scorn, 1847; of silk [bundle of skeins of raw silk].
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"signature - a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book authority - an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" curiosa - books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica) formulary, pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections" bestiary - a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals catechism - an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers pop-up, pop-up book - a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened storybook - a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) tome - a (usually) large and scholarly book workbook - a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them copybook - a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship catalog, catalogue - a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog" phrase book - a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations playbook - a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene" review copy - a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical songbook - a book containing a collection of songs publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution yearbook - a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students | | 2. |  book - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"album - a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc coffee-table book - an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table folio - a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays" fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine journal - a record book as a physical object novel - a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" order book - a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" notebook - a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda | | 3. |  book - 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"logbook - a book in which the log is written scorecard, card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" | | 4. |  book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performancecontinuity - a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot libretto - the words of an opera or musical play scenario - an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) screenplay - a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets shooting script - the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program | | 5. |  book - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase" cost ledger - ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways general ledger - the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts) subsidiary ledger - details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger daybook, journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred | | 6. | book - a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game | | 7. |  book - a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" | | 8. |  Book - the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medinasura - one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" | | 9. |  Book - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"family Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Testament - either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible covenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return eisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas exegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) text - a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" Gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" | | 10. | book - a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" Epistle - a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle | | 11. | book - a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | | Verb | 1. | book - engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week" | | 2. | book - 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"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" hold open, keep open, save, keep - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" | | 3. | book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"fine, ticket - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" | | 4. | book - register in a hotel bookerregister - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions |
book  Translations book [buk] n → libro (= notebook); libreta; [ of stamps etc] → librillo; book in vi (at hotel) → registrarse book up vt all seats are booked up → todas las plazas están reservadas;
 book [buk] n → livre m [ of stamps, tickets etc]; carnet m; (Comm); I booked a table in the name of ... → j'ai réservé une table au nom de ...;
 book [buk] n → Buch nt; books npl (Comm) (accounts) → Bücher pl;
 book [buk] n → libro; [ of stamps etc] → blocchettobooks npl (COMM) → conti mpl;
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