Definitions of Book [ʊk]

Translate Book to

Definition of 'Book'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) book
a long written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usu. on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers:
a book of poems; a book of short stories.

2.  book
such a literary work in any format:
Do you like listening to books on tape?

3.  book
a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc.

4.  book
a division of a literary work, esp. one of the larger divisions.

5.  book
the Book, the Bible.

6.  book
the book,

7.  book
a set of rules, conventions, or standards:
to go according to the book; to know every trick in the book.

8.  book
the telephone book.

9.  book
the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical.

10.  book
books, the financial records of a business, institution, etc.

11.  book
a script or story for a play.

12.  book
the number of tricks that must be taken before any trick counts in the score of a card game.

13.  book
a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book.

14.  book
anything that serves for the recording of facts or events:
The petrified tree was a book of nature.

15.  book
gathered information and recommended strategy regarding a task, problem, opponent, etc., as in sports.

16.  book
a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.

17.  book
Slang.

18. (v.t.) book
to enter in a book or list; record; register.

19.  book
to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.).

20.  book
to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.:
The travel agent booked us on the next cruise.

21.  book
to engage for one or more performances.

22.  book
to enter a charge against (an arrested person) on a police register.

23. (v.i.) book
to register one's name.

24.  book
to engage a place, services, etc.:
Book early if you want a good table.

25.  book
book in (or out), to sign in (or out), as at a job.

26.  book
book up, to sell or buy out, fill up, or the like:
Baseball fans have booked up the hotel for a week.

27. (adj.) book
pertaining to or dealing with books:
the book department; a book salesman.

28.  book
derived or learned entirely from books:
book knowledge.

29.  book
shown on a company's books:
The firm's book profit was $53,680.

30.  book
bring to book, to bring to justice.

31.  book
by the book, according to the correct or established form.

32.  book
in one's book, according to one's personal judgment.

33.  book
make book,

34.  book
to take bets and give odds.

35.  book
to wager; bet.

36.  book
Informal. to punish severely.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE bōc; c. OFris, OS, ON bōk, OHG buoh)

Definition of 'Book'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) book, volume
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
"he used a large book as a doorstop"

3. (noun) record, record book, book
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"

4. (noun) script, book, playscript
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

5. (noun) ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
"they got a subpoena to examine our books"

6. (noun) book
a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

7. (noun) book, rule book
a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
"they run things by the book around here"

8. (noun) Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

9. (noun) Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
"he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

10. (noun) book
a major division of a long written composition
"the book of Isaiah"

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

12. (verb) book
engage for a performance
"Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"

13. (verb) reserve, hold, book
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"

14. (verb) book
record a charge in a police register
"The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"

15. (verb) book
register in a hotel booker

Definition of 'Book'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) book
printed pages bound together
a children's book; a book about horses; a book by Steinbeck

2.  book
pages to write on that are bound together
an exercise book; a notebook

3.  book
a set of things bound together
a book of stamps/tickets

4.  book
by the book
correctly, according to the rules
She likes to do things by the book.

5.  book
in sb's bad/good books
having earned sb's bad or good opinion
My sister is in my bad books right now.

6. (verb) book
to buy tickets or arrange hotel accommodation
to book a flight/hotel

Definition of 'Book'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Book
a collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing

2. (noun) Book
a composition, written or printed; a treatise

3. (noun) Book
a part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."

4. (noun) Book
a volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc

5. (noun) Book
six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set

6. (verb) Book
to enter, write, or register in a book or list

7. (verb) Book
to enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater

8. (verb) Book
to mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory

Translation of 'Book'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together an exercise book.
Afrikaans: boek	Arabic: كِتاب، دَفْتَر	Bulgarian: тетрадка
Brazilian: livro	Czech: sešit	German: das Buch
Danish: bog	Greek: βιβλίο, τετράδιο, βιβλιάρ	Spanish: cuaderno
Estonian: vihik	Farsi: کتاب	Finnish: vihko
French: cahier	Hebrew: פִּנְקָס, מַחבֶּרֶת	Hindi: पुस्तक, किताब
Croatian: knjiga	Hungarian: könyv	Indonesian: buku tulis
Icelandic: (stíla)bók	Italian: quaderno	Japanese: 本
Korean: 책자	Lithuanian: sąsiuvinis	Latvian: burtnīca
Malay: buku latihan	Dutch: boek	Norwegian: bok, hefte
Polish: notatnik	Persian: کتاب	Pashto: کتاب
Portuguese: livro	Romanian: carte; caiet	Russian: тетрадь
Slovak: zošit	Slovenian: zvezek	Serbian: knjiga
Swedish: bok, häfte	Thai: หนังสือ	Turkish: defter
Taiwanese: 簿、冊	Ukrainian: книга	Urdu: لکھے ہوئے کاغذوں کا مجموع
Vietnamese: vở; sổ	Chinese: 卷、篇、部本子、簿册
Get even more *translations for Book...*