book
38 ENTRIES FOUND:
- book (noun)
- book (verb)
- book (adjective)
- booking (noun)
- booking office (noun)
- book club (noun)
- book token (noun)
- book value (noun)
- address book (noun)
- audio book (noun)
- blue book (noun)
- coffee–table book (noun)
- coloring book (noun)
- comic book (noun)
- cookery book (noun)
- double–book (verb)
- e–book (noun)
- Good Book (noun)
- guest book (noun)
- order book (noun)
- phone book (noun)
- phrase book (noun)
- picture book (noun)
- picture–book (adjective)
- prayer book (noun)
- record book (noun)
- rule book (noun)
- statute book (noun)
- telephone book (noun)
- trade book (noun)
- bad (adjective)
- cook (verb)
- hit (verb)
- page (noun)
- read (verb)
- suit (verb)
- trick (noun)
- write (verb)
plural
books
plural
books
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOK
1
[count]
a
:
a set of printed sheets of paper that are held together inside a cover
:
a long written work
— sometimes used figuratively
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The shelves in his office are filled with books.
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That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.
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a novelist who has written some wonderful books
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a book about plumbing
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The library has many dictionaries and other reference books.
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a hardcover/paperback book
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You can learn many things by studying the great book of nature. [=by studying nature]
2
[count]
:
a set of sheets of paper that are inside a cover and that you can write information on
—
see also notebook
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an appointment book
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an address book
3
[count]
:
a major section of a long written work (such as the Bible)
—
see also good book
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the books of the Bible
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a story that is told in the Book of Job
4
[count]
:
a set of things held together inside a cover like the pages of a book
—
see also checkbook
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a book of stamps
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a book of matches [=a matchbook]
5
books
[plural]
a
:
the financial records of a business
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The company's books [=accounts] show a profit.
b
:
the official records of a business or organization
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I'm sorry, but your name does not appear in/on our books.
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the book
US, informal
:
the knowledge or information that relates to a particular subject, person, etc.
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The book on him is that he can't hit a curveball. [=people have seen and reported that he can't hit a curveball]
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the book
informal
:
phone book
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Give me a call if you need to. I'm in the book. [=my telephone number is listed in the telephone book]
a closed book
:
a person or thing that is difficult to understand
—
compare an open book (below)
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Even to his closest friends, he was always something of a closed book.
an open book
:
a person or thing that is easy to learn about and understand
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My life is an open book. I have nothing to hide.
bring (someone) to book
chiefly British, formal
:
to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior
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The people responsible for these crimes must be brought to book. [=brought to account]
by the book
:
by following the official rules very strictly
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My boss insists on doing everything by the book.
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They ran all the investigations by the book.
cook the books
every trick in the book
hit the books
informal
:
to study or begin studying very intensely
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I've got to hit the books all weekend if I'm going to pass this test.
in my book
informal
:
in my opinion
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She deserves credit, in my book, for much of the company's recent success.
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He isn't even a good boss, at least not in my book.
in someone's bad books
chiefly British, informal
:
in a state in which you are not liked or treated nicely by someone
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He remains in her bad books. [=she is still displeased with him]
in someone's good books
chiefly British, informal
:
in a state in which you are liked or are treated nicely by someone
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He's trying to get back in his boss's good books by offering to work overtime.
one for the books
:
a very unusual, important, or surprising situation, statement, event, etc.
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There have been a lot of scandals in local politics over the years, but this is one for the books.
on the books
:
part of the set of official laws
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It's an outdated law that's still on the books.
read someone like a book
suit someone's book
throw the book at
informal
:
to punish (someone) as severely as possible
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The judge threatened to throw the book at him if he committed another offense.
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I thought I would get off with just a warning, but they threw the book at me.
write the book on
2
book
/ˈbʊk/
verb
books;
booked;
booking
2
book
/ˈbʊk/
verb
books;
booked;
booking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOK
1
:
to make arrangements so that you will be able to use or have (something, such as a room, table, or seat) at a later time
[+ object]
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We booked [=reserved] a hotel room.
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They booked two seats at the theater.
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They booked tickets for a direct flight from London to New York.
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I booked a table at our favorite restaurant.
[no object]
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She booked through her travel agent.
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We will need to book early.
◊ This sense is used in U.S. English, but it is more common in British English. In U.S. English, reserve or make a reservation for is more commonly used.
◊ When a hotel, restaurant, etc., is booked (up), booked solid, or fully booked, there are no more rooms, tables, etc., available. These forms are commonly used in both U.S. and British English.
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The hotels in the city were booked solid for the conference.
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The flight was fully booked.
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The hotel was all booked up for the week.
2
[+ object]
:
to make arrangements for (someone) to do, use, or have something at a later time
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She booked me on a flight from Oslo to Paris.
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He was booked to sail on Monday.
3
[+ object]
:
to schedule a performance or appearance by (someone, such as a musician)
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The band was booked to play at the reception.
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book a singer
4
[+ object]
law
:
to write down in an official police record the name of (a person who is being charged with a crime)
— usually used as (be) booked
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She was booked on suspicion of murder.
5
[+ object]
British, of a soccer referee
:
to write down in an official book the name of (a player who has broken the rules in a game)
— usually used as (be) booked
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He was booked for a late tackle.
book in/into
[phrasal verb]
book in
or
book into (something)
British
:
to arrive at and be given a room in a hotel, an inn, etc.
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We booked in [=checked in] shortly after noon.
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We booked into [=checked into] our hotel shortly after noon.
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bookable flights/seats
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bookable hotel rooms
3
book
/ˈbʊk/
adjective
3
book
/ˈbʊk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOK
always used before a noun
:
learned from reading books and not from experience
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His schooling provided him with extensive book knowledge/learning.
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She had plenty of book learning but no hands-on experience.
