Definition of book(s) in English English dictionary
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- Book of Common Prayer
- The book containing the liturgy of the Church of England; compiled by Thomas Cranmer in 1549 following the Act of Uniformity
- Book of Mormon
- A sacred text of the Latter-Day Saint movement, published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr
- Book of the Dead
- The ancient Egyptian funerary text
- book
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use
a book of raffle tickets.
- book
- To reserve (something) for future use
I can book tickets for the concert next week.
- book
- A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book
- book
- To write down
They booked that message from the hill.
- book
- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets
I have three copies of his first book.
- book
- To penalise (someone) for an offence
The police booked him for driving too fast.
- book
- Records of the accounts of a business
- book
- The script of a musical
- book
- A major division of a long work
Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
- book
- To receive the highest grade in a class
The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
- book
- To leave
He was here earlier, but he booked.
- book
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook
She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
- book
- A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet)
I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
- book
- To travel very fast
He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
- book
- 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)
- book
- four of a kind
- book award
- In law school, an award or recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement)
- book awards
- plural form of book award
- book burning
- The destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, electronic games, the taking of television programs off the air, or the shutting down of Web sites as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material
- book club
- A commercial organization offering subscribers a selection of books from a catalogue
- book club
- A group of people who meet to discuss the books they have been reading
- book clubs
- plural form of book club
- book entries
- plural form of book entry
- book entry
- A bond or similar security for which no certificate is issued, but ownership is recorded on computer
- book keeping
- Maintaining the accounts, by written record in the books, or by electronic data entries
- book lung
- A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
- book of condolence
- a book, containing blank leaves, in which people may sign their name and write a short message as a symbol of sympathy; often in response to a high profile death or series of deaths
- book signing
- An event where an author signs copies of her/his books for fans
- book signings
- plural form of book signing
- book up
- To reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets
- book value
- The value of an asset as reflected on an entity's accounting books, without accounting for appreciation or depreciation
- book value
- The price for which an item or service should be bought or sold, usually as related in a printed collection of prices for similar items or services
- book-burning
- The practice of destroying books by fire because of moral, religious or political objections to the material they contain
- book-learned
- Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books
Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say, Solon's the veriest fool in all the play — Dryden.
- book-learning
- Knowledge acquired from reading books, as opposed to knowledge gained through experience or feeling; theoretical or academic knowledge as opposed to practical or common-sensical knowledge
Harry's education has included book learning and practical learning, but he's been absorbing the lessons of the heart as well—kindness, courage, loyalty, and the virtue that Dumbledore places above all others: love.
- book-signing
- Attributive form of book signing
book-signing tour.
- book
- {i} printed work which is bound together; publication; notebook; bundle, set of things (such as: stamps, matches, tickets and more) bound together
- book
- A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example. His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller the author of a book on politics. reference books
- book
- {f} record, inscribe; indicate; order in advance; reserve
- book
- Pieces of uncured gum rubber or rubber-coated fabric placed between cloth pages or canvas sheets to prevent cohesion
- book out
- Leave or cause to leave a hotel
- book
- {n} a volume in which we read or write
- book
- {v} to enter in a book, note down, register
- book runner
- The managing underwriter for a new issue. The book runner maintains the book of securities sold
