Booknoun
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
Booknoun
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
Booknoun
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an object, used as a charge; as in the arms of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Booknoun
A major division of a long work.
Booknoun
(gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
Booknoun
A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
Booknoun
(theatre) The script of a musical.
Booknoun
Records of the accounts of a business.
Booknoun
A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
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(legal) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
Booknoun
(whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
Booknoun
(poker slang) four of a kind
Booknoun
(sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
Booknoun
A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
Booknoun
(cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
Bookverb
(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
Bookverb
(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
Bookverb
To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
Bookverb
(sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
Bookverb
To travel very fast.
Bookverb
To record bets as bookmaker.
Bookverb
To receive the highest grade in a class.
Bookverb
To leave.
Booknoun
A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.
Booknoun
A composition, written or printed; a treatise.
Booknoun
A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."
Booknoun
A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.; - often used in the plural; as, they got a subpoena to examine our books.
Booknoun
Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.
Booknoun
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; - used in preparing for a performance.
Booknoun
a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he bought a book of stamps.
Booknoun
a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; - used in the phrase one for the book or one for the books.
Booknoun
the set of facts about an athlete's performance, such as typical performance or playing habits or methods, that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and outside.
Booknoun
same as book value.
Booknoun
the list of current buy and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist.
Booknoun
the purchase orders still outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.
Bookverb
To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
Bookverb
To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve{2}; also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to book a reservation at a restaurant.
Bookverb
To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory.
Bookverb
to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect in a crime); - performed by police.
Booknoun
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together);
Booknoun
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together;
Booknoun
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded;
Booknoun
a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge;
Booknoun
a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone;
Booknoun
a major division of a long written composition;
Booknoun
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
Booknoun
a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made;
Booknoun
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
Booknoun
the sacred writings of the Christian religions;
Bookverb
record a charge in a police register;
Bookverb
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;
Bookverb
engage for a performance;
Bookverb
register in a hotel booker
Booknoun
a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers
Booknoun
a literary composition that is published or intended for publication as a book
Booknoun
a main division of a literary work or of the Bible
Booknoun
the libretto of a musical or opera, or the script of a play.
Booknoun
used to refer to studying
Booknoun
the telephone directory for the area in which someone lives
Booknoun
a magazine
Booknoun
an imaginary record or list (often used to emphasize the comprehensiveness of someone's actions or experience)
Booknoun
a bound set of blank sheets for writing in
Booknoun
a set of records or accounts
Booknoun
a bookmaker's record of bets accepted and money paid out.
Booknoun
the notebook in which a referee writes the names of players who are cautioned for foul play
Booknoun
the first six tricks taken by the declarer in a hand of bridge, after which further tricks count towards fulfilling the contract.
Booknoun
a set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together
Bookverb
reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance
Bookverb
reserve accommodation for (someone)
Bookverb
register one's arrival at a hotel
Bookverb
engage (a performer or guest) for an event
Bookverb
have all places reserved; be full
Bookverb
make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule)
Bookverb
(of a referee) note down the name of (a player) who is cautioned for foul play
Bookverb
leave suddenly
Bookverb
move quickly; hurry
Book
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is codex (plural, codices).
Textnoun
A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
Textnoun
A book, tome or other set of writings.
Textnoun
(colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
Textnoun
(computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data).
Textnoun
A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Textnoun
Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
Textnoun
A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
Textverb
(transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
Textverb
(intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
Textverb
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
Textnoun
A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.
Textnoun
The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.
Textnoun
A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Textnoun
Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.
Textnoun
A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.
Textnoun
That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body of expository words, in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts, tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic elements as a major component.
Textnoun
Any communication composed of words.
Textnoun
a textbook.
Textverb
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
Textnoun
the words of something written;
Textnoun
a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon;
Textnoun
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges;
Textnoun
the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.);
Textnoun
a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form
Textnoun
a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work
Textnoun
written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work
Textnoun
data in the form of words or alphabetic characters.
Textnoun
the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations
Textnoun
a script or libretto.
Textnoun
a written work chosen or set as a subject of study
Textnoun
a textbook
Textnoun
a passage from the Bible or other religious work, especially when used as the subject of a sermon.
Textnoun
a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition
Textnoun
a text message
Textnoun
fine, large handwriting, used especially for manuscripts.
Textverb
send (someone) a text message