Book

Pronunciation

 * plural
 * plural

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) A major division of a long work.
 * Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
 * Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
 * a book of stamps
 * a book of raffle tickets
 * 1) The script of a musical.
 * 2) in the plural Records of the accounts of a business.
 * 3) A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
 * 4)  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).
 * 5)  four of a kind
 * 6)  A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
 * 7)  A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.

Synonyms

 * (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material): tome (especially a large book)
 * (convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps): booklet
 * (major division of a published work, larger than a chapter): tome, volume
 * (script of a musical): libretto
 * (records of the accounts of a business): accounts, records

Verb

 * 1)  To reserve (something) for future use.
 * I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
 * I can book tickets for the concert next week
 * 1)  To penalise (someone) for an offence.
 * The police booked him for driving too fast
 * 1)  To travel very fast.
 * He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
 * 1)  To write down.
 * They booked that message from the hill
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To leave.
 * He was here earlier, but he booked.

Synonyms

 * (reserve): reserve
 * (penalise): penalise/penalize, punish
 * (slang: travel very fast): bomb, hurtle, rocket , speed, shoot, whiz
 * (write down): make a note of, note down, record, write down

Derived terms

 * bookable
 * double-book
 * overbook


 * rebook
 * unbook
 * underbook