book
Meaning
n 1: a written work or composition that has been published(printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good
book on economics"
2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound
together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: volume]
3: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: ledger, leger,
account book, book of account]
4: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on
one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
5: 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 recordbooks" [syn: record,
record book]
6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of
Isaiah"
7: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a performance [syn: script, playscript]
8: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis
of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book
around here" [syn: rule book]
9: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet
Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: Koran,
Quran, al-Qur'an]
10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible, Christian
Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture,
Word of God, Word]
v 1: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked
her when she tried to solicit a man"
2: 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" [syn: reserve, hold]
3: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for
several concerts in Tokyo"
4: register in a hotel booker