book
book
- n a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
I am reading a good book on economics - n physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
he used a large book as a doorstop - n a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
his name is in all the record books - n a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
- n a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
they got a subpoena to examine our books - n a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
- n a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
they run things by the book around here - n the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
- n the sacred writings of the Christian religions
- n a major division of a long written composition
the book of Isaiah - n a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
he bought a book of stamps - v engage for a performance
Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo - v arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family - v record a charge in a police register
The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man - v register in a hotel booker
- Lisle Bell has probably reviewed more books than anyone in the world.
- In his new book, talk-show host and multiple sclerosis sufferer Montel Williams says the key to good health is Mother-knows-best common sense.
- On the ground floor of the White House there is a big room lined with large, locked, glass-fronted bookcases.