book
noun
1 book
A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).
Dutch: album, boek, boeken, boekje, boekwerk
Polish: książka
2 book
Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together:
— He used a large book as a doorstop.
synonym: volume.
Dutch: jaargang
3 book
A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone:
— His name is in all the record books.
synonyms: record, record book.
Dutch: bespreken, reserveren, boeken
Polish: dziennik
4 book
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
synonyms: playscript, script.
Dutch: draaiboek, boeken, scenario, script
5 book
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded:
— They got a subpoena to examine our books.
synonyms: account book, book of account, ledger, leger.
Roget 86:
list,
catalog,
catalogue,
inventory;
register
etc.
(record)
551.
account;
bill,
bill of costs;
terrier;
tally,
listing,
itemization;
atlas;
book,
ledger;
catalogue raisonne [Fr.];
tableau;
invoice,
bill of lading;
prospectus;
bill of fare,
menu,
carte [Fr.];
score,
census,
statistics,
returns.
[list of topics in a document]
contents,
table of contents,
outline;
synopsis.
[written list used as an aid to memory]
checklist.
table,
chart,
database;
index,
inverted file,
word list,
concordance.
dictionary,
lexicon;
vocabulary,
glossary;
thesaurus.
file,
card index,
card file,
rolodex,
address book.
Red book,
Blue book,
Domesday book;
cadastre [Fr.];
directory,
gazetter†.
almanac;
army list,
clergy list,
civil service list,
navy list;
Almanach de Gotha†,
cadaster;
Lloyd's register,
nautical almanac;
who's who;
Guiness's Book of World Records.
roll;
check roll,
checker roll,
bead roll;
muster roll,
muster book;
roster,
panel,
jury list;
cartulary,
diptych.
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Dutch: kladblok, inboeken, boeken
6 book
A collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game.
Polish: talia, talia kart
7 book
A collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made:
— They run things by the book around here.
synonym: rule book.
Dutch: reglement
8 Book
The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina.
synonyms: al-Qur'an, Koran, Quran.
Dutch: Koran, koran
Polish: Koran
9 Book
The sacred writings of the Christian religions.
synonyms: Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God.
Dutch: Bijbel, Schrift, bijbel, testament
Polish: Pismo Święte, Pismo święte, Biblia
10 book
A major division of a long written composition.
Dutch: boek
Polish: księga
11 book
A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge.
Dutch: boek, boekje
verb
1 book
Engage for a performance.
Roget 537:
teach,
instruct,
educate,
edify,
school,
tutor;
cram,
prime,
coach;
enlighten
etc.
(inform)
527.
inculcate,
indoctrinate,
inoculate,
infuse,
instill,
infix,
ingraft†,
infiltrate;
imbue,
impregnate,
implant;
graft,
sow the seeds of,
disseminate.
given an idea of;
put up to,
put in the way of;
set right.
sharpen the wits,
enlarge the mind;
give new ideas,
open the eyes,
bring forward,
teach the young idea how to shoot"
[Thomson];
improve
etc.
658.
expound
etc.
(interpret)
522;
lecture;
read a lesson,
give a lesson,
give a lecture,
give a sermon,
give a discourse;
incept†;
hold forth,
preach;
sermonize,
moralize;
point a moral.
train,
discipline;
bring up,
bring up to;
form,
ground,
prepare,
qualify;
drill,
exercise,
practice,
habituate,
familiarize with,
nurture,
drynurse†,
breed,
rear,
take in hand;
break,
break in;
tame;
preinstruct†;
initiate;
inure
etc.
(habituate)
613.
put to nurse,
send to school.
direct,
guide;
direct attention to
etc.
(attention)
457;
impress upon the mind,
impress upon the memory;
beat into,
beat into the head;
convince
etc.
(belief)
484.
[instructional materials]
book,
workbook,
exercise book.
[unnecessary teaching]
preach to the wise,
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs,
teach granny to suck eggs;
preach to the converted.
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Roget 551:
record;
put on record,
place on record;
chronicle,
calendar,
hand down to posterity;
keep up the memory
etc.
(remember)
505;
commemorate
etc.
(celebrate)
883;
report
etc.
(inform)
527;
write,
commit to writing,
reduce to writing;
put in writing,
set down in writing,
writing in black and white;
put down,
jot down,
take down,
write down,
note down,
set down;
note,
minute,
put on paper;
take note,
make a note,
take minute,
take memorandum;
make a return.
mark
etc.
(indicate)
550;
sign
etc.
(attest)
467.
enter,
book;
post,
post up,
insert,
make an entry of;
mark off,
tick off;
register,
enroll,
inscroll†;
file
etc.
(store)
636.
burn into memory;
carve in stone.
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Roget 811:
keep accounts,
enter,
post,
book,
credit,
debit,
carry over;
take stock;
balance accounts,
make up accounts,
square accounts,
settle accounts,
wind up accounts,
cast up accounts;
make accounts square,
square accounts.
bring to book,
tax,
surcharge and falsify.
audit,
field audit;
check the books,
verify accounts.
falsify an account,
garble an account,
cook an account,
cook the books,
doctor an account.
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2 book
Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance:
— The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family.
synonyms: hold, reserve.
Polish: zamawianie, bukowanie
3 book
Record a charge in a police register.
4 book
Register in a hotel booker.
Dutch: boeken
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books
noun
Roget 811:
accounts,
accompts†;
commercial arithmetic,
monetary arithmetic;
statistics
etc.
(numeration)
85;
money matters,
finance,
budget,
bill,
score,
reckoning,
account.
books,
account book,
ledger;
day book,
cash book,
pass book;
journal;
debtor and creditor account,
cash account,
running account;
account current;
balance,
balance sheet;
compte rendu [Fr.],
account settled,
acquit,
assets,
expenditure,
liabilities,
outstanding accounts;
profit and loss account,
profit and loss statement,
receipts.
bookkeeping,
accounting,
double entry bookkeeping,
reckoning.
audit.
[person who keeps accounts]
accountant,
auditor,
actuary,
bookkeeper,
bean counter [Sarc.];
financier
etc.
801;
accounting party;
chartered accountant,
certified accountant;
accounting firm,
auditing firm.
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Moby thesaurus: account, account book, accounts payable ledger, accounts receivable ledger, balance sheet, bank ledger, bankbook, bill, bill of fare, bill of lading, card ledger, carte, cashbook, cost card, cost ledger, cost sheet, daybook, factory ledger, inventory, invoice, journal, ledger, log, logbook, manifest, menu, passbook, purchase ledger, record book, register, registry, sales journal, sales ledger, statement, stock ledger, stores ledger, suspense ledger ... show more.
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