book (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 15 senses of the word *book / Book*:
NOUN	communication	book	a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
artifact	book, volume	physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
communication	book, record, record book	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
communication	book, script, playscript	a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
possession	book, ledger, leger, account book, book of account	a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
group	book	a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
group	book, rule book	a collection of rules or prescribed standards / standards on the basis of which decisions are made
communication	Book, Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an	the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
communication	Book, Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word	the sacred writings of the Christian religions
communication	book	a major division of a long written composition
artifact	book	a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
VERB	cognition	book	engage for a performance
social	book, reserve, hold	arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
social	book	record a charge in a police register
social	book	register in a hotel booker

book / Book pronunciation
Sounds	buh'k
Rhymes	brook ... yearbook: 43 rhymes with uhk...

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 1, communication
Meaning	A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).
Example	"I am reading a good book on economics"
Instances	Das Kapital, Capital	A book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
	Erewhon	A satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land
	Utopia	A book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
Parts	running head, running headline	A heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
Parts	signature	A sheet with several pages printed on it
Narrower	appointment book, appointment calendar	A book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
	authority	An authoritative written work
	bestiary	A medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
	booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet	A small book usually having a paper cover
	catalog, catalogue	A book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
	catechism	An elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion
	copybook	A book containing models of good penmanship
	curiosa	books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)
	formulary, pharmacopeia	(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas / formulas and methods of preparation
	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
	pop-up book, pop-up	A book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened
	prayer book, prayerbook	A book containing prayers
	reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts	A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
	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
	storybook	A book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
	textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text	A book prepared for use in schools or colleges
	tome	A (usually) large and scholarly book
	trade book, trade edition	A book intended for general readership
	workbook	A student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
	yearbook	A book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
Broader	publication	A copy of a printed work offered for distribution
Spanish	libro
Catalan	llibre, llibres
Nouns	booklet	a small book usually having a paper cover

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 2, artifact
Meaning	physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together.
Example	"he used a large book as a doorstop"
Synonym	volume
Parts	binding, book binding, cover, back	The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
	fore edge, foredge	The part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved
	spine, backbone	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
Narrower	album	A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes
	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
	hardback, hardcover	A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
	journal	A record book as a physical object
	notebook	A book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
	novel	A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
	order book	A book in which customers' orders are entered
	paperback book, paper-back book, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover	A book with paper covers
	picture book	A book consisting chiefly of pictures
	sketchbook, sketch block, sketch pad	A book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
Broader	product, production	An artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Spanish	ejemplar, libro, volumen
Catalan	exemplar, llibre, volum
Nouns	booklet	a small book usually having a paper cover

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 3, communication
Meaning	A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone.
Example	"his name is in all the record books"
Synonyms	record, record book
Narrower	card, scorecard	(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
	logbook	A book in which the log is written
	won-lost record	(sports) a record of win versus losses
Broader	fact	A statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened / happened
Spanish	registro, relación
Catalan	registre

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 4, communication
Meaning	A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
Synonyms	script, playscript
Narrower	continuity	A detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
	dialogue, dialog	The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
	libretto	The words of an opera or musical play
	promptbook, prompt copy	The copy of the playscript used by the prompter
	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
Broader	dramatic composition, dramatic work	A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
Spanish	escenario, guion, guión, libreto, playscript, script, trama
Catalan	guió, playscript
Nouns	booklet	a small book usually having a paper cover

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 5, possession
Meaning	A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.
Example	"they got a subpoena to examine our books"
Synonyms	ledger, leger, account book, book of account
Members	accounting, accounting system, method of accounting	A bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business
Narrower	cost ledger	ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways
	daybook, journal	A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
	general ledger	The ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business
	subsidiary ledger	Details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger
Broader	record	A document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
Spanish	leger, libro mayor, libro
Catalan	leger, llibre major, llibre mestre, llibre

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 6, group
Meaning	A collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game.
Category	card game, cards	A game / game played with playing cards
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 7, group
Meaning	A collection of rules or prescribed standards / standards on the basis of which decisions are made.
Example	"they run things by the book around here"
Synonym	rule book
Parts	rule, prescript	Prescribed guide for conduct or action
Parts	rule	directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
Broader	collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole

EnglishBook: 15 senses noun 8, communication
Meaning	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
Instance of	sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text	writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
Parts	sura	One of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran
Spanish	Alcorán, corán, Corán, Koran, Quran
Catalan	alcorà, Alcorà, corà

EnglishBook: 15 senses noun 9, communication
Meaning	The sacred writings of the Christian religions.
Synonyms	Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
Category of	Gabriel	(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
	Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, the Flood	(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah
	covenant	(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
	demythologize, demythologise	Remove the mythical element from (writings)
	eisegesis	personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas
	exegesis	An explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
Instances	American Standard Version, American Revised Version	A revised version of the King James Version
	Authorized Version, King James Version, King James Bible	An English translation of the Bible published in 1611
	Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version	An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
	New English Bible	A modern English version / version of the Bible and Apocrypha
	Revised Standard Version	A revision of the American Standard Version
	Revised Version	A British revision of the Authorized Version
	Vulgate	The Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century
Parts	New Testament	The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation
	Old Testament	The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people
	Testament	Either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
	text	A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
Narrower	family Bible	A large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
Broader	sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text	writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
Spanish	Biblia cristiana, biblia, Biblia, el buen libro, La Biblia, la palabra, las escrituras, las sagradas escrituras, Libro
Catalan	biblia, Biblia, bíblia, Bíblia, La Bíblia

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 10, communication
Meaning	A major division of a long written composition.
Example	"the book of Isaiah"
Instances	Acts of the Apostles, Acts	A New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
	Additions to Esther	An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
	Amos, Book of Amos	An Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
	Baruch, Book of Baruch	An Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
	Bel and the Dragon	An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
	Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach	An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
	Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel	An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic / apocalyptic visions / visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
	Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy	The fifth book of the Old Testament
	Ecclesiastes, Book of Ecclesiastes	An Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life
	Esther, Book of Esther	An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
	Exodus, Book of Exodus	The second book of the Old Testament
	Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel	An Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
	Ezra, Book of Ezra	An Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
	Genesis, Book of Genesis	The first book of the Old Testament
	Habakkuk, Habacuc, Book of Habakkuk	An Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
	Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai	An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
	Hosea, Book of Hosea	An Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
	II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles	The second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
	II Esdras, 2 Esdras	An Apocryphal book of angelic revelations
	II Kings, 2 Kings	The second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
	II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees	An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
	II Samuel, 2 Samuel	The second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
	I Chronicles, 1 Chronicles	The first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
	I Esdra, 1 Esdras	An Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
	I Kings, 1 Kings	The first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
	I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees	An Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
	I Samuel, 1 Samuel	The first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
	Isaiah, Book of Isaiah	An Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
	Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah	A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
	Job, Book of Job	A book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
	Joel, Book of Joel	An Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
	John, Gospel According to John	The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
	Jonah, Book of Jonah	A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
	Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua	A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites / Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
	Judges, Book of Judges	A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
	Judith, Book of Judith	An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
	Lamentations, Book of Lamentations	An Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC
	Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah	An Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
	Leviticus, Book of Leviticus	The third book of the Old Testament
	Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke	One of the four Gospels in the New Testament
	Malachi, Malachias, Book of Malachi	An Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
	Mark, Gospel According to Mark	The shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
	Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew	One of the Gospels in the New Testament
	Micah, Micheas, Book of Micah	An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
	Nahum, Book of Nahum	An Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
	Nehemiah, Book of Nehemiah	An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
	Numbers, Book of Numbers	The fourth book of the Old Testament
	Obadiah, Abdias, Book of Obadiah	An Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies
	Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children	An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
	Proverbs, Book of Proverbs	An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
	Psalms, Book of Psalms	An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
	Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation	The last book of the New Testament
	Ruth, Book of Ruth	A book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
	Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles, Canticles	An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
	Susanna, Book of Susanna	An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
	Tobit, Book of Tobit	An Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
	Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom	An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation / meditation on wisdom / wisdom
	Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah	An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
	Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah	An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
Part of	text, textual matter	The words of something written
Narrower	Epistle	A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Broader	section, subdivision	A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical)
Spanish	libro
Catalan	llibre

Englishbook: 15 senses noun 11, artifact
Meaning	A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge.
Example	"he bought a book of stamps"
Broader	product, production	An artifact that has been created by someone or some process
Spanish	álbum, libro

Englishbook: 15 senses verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Engage for a performance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
Broader	schedule	plan for an activity or event
Nouns	booker	someone who engages a person or company for performances
Nouns	booking	employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

Englishbook: 15 senses verb 2, social
Meaning	Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"
Synonyms	reserve, hold
Entails	procure, secure	Get by special effort
Narrower	keep open, hold open, keep, save	Retain rights to
Broader	request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest	Express the need or desire for
Similar to	reserve	Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
Spanish	pedir, reservar
Catalan	reservar
Adjectives	bookable	subject to being reserved or booked
Nouns	booking	the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

Englishbook: 15 senses verb 3, social
Meaning	record a charge in a police register.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Example	"The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
Narrower	ticket, fine	issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
Broader	record, enter, put down	make a record of

Englishbook: 15 senses verb 4, social
Meaning	register in a hotel booker.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	register	record in writing
Spanish	hacer una reserva
Adjectives	bookable	subject to being reserved or booked
Nouns	booking	the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

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