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1. book - noun

· a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"

Hypernym(s): publication




2. book - noun

· physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"

Synonym(s): volume

Hypernym(s): product, production




3. book - noun

· 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 record books"

Synonym(s): record, record_book

Hypernym(s): fact




4. book - noun

· a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

Synonym(s): script, playscript

Hypernym(s): dramatic_composition, dramatic_work




5. book - noun

· a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

Synonym(s): ledger, leger, account_book, book_of_account

Hypernym(s): record




6. book - noun

· a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

Hypernym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage




7. book - noun

· a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"

Synonym(s): rule_book

Hypernym(s): collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage




8. book - noun

· the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

Synonym(s): Koran, Quran, al-Qur%27an, Book




9. book - noun

· the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

Synonym(s): Bible, Christian_Bible, Book, Good_Book, Holy_Scripture, Holy_Writ, Scripture, Word_of_God, Word

Hypernym(s): sacred_text, sacred_writing, religious_writing, religious_text




10. book - noun

· a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"

Hypernym(s): section, subdivision




11. book - noun

· a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"

Hypernym(s): product, production




12. book - verb

· engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"

Hypernym(s): schedule




13. book - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): reserve, hold

Hypernym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, call_for, quest




14. book - verb

· record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"

Hypernym(s): record, enter, put_down




15. book - verb

· register in a hotel booker

Hypernym(s): register





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