book

Meanings

• a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
  • "I am reading a good book on economics"
• physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
  • "he used a large book as a doorstop"
• a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
  • "his name is in all the record books"
• a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
• a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
  • "they got a subpoena to examine our books"
• a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
• a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
  • "they run things by the book around here"
• the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
• the sacred writings of the Christian religions
• a major division of a long written composition
  • "the book of Isaiah"
• a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
  • "he bought a book of stamps"
• engage for a performance
  • "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
  • "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"
• record a charge in a police register
  • "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
• register in a hotel booker

Synonyms

account book, al-Qur'an, Bible, book of account, Christian Bible, Good Book, hold, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Koran, ledger, leger, playscript, Quran, record, record book, reserve, rule book, script, Scripture, volume, Word, Word of God