Book

Quick meaning: Book is a noun meaning A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Meaning

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

More Meanings

1. A major division of a long work.
2. (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
3. (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.
4. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
5. (theater) The script of a musical or opera.
6. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
7. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

Example Sentences

I have three copies of his first book.

She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.

I can be anything. Take a look! It's in a book: A reading rainbow.

He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.

Word Forms

• books
• booke
• booking
• booked

Synonyms for book

Depending on context, synonyms include tome, volume, booklet, libretto, account, record.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include daybook, record, script, playscript, ledger, volume.

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