Dictionary entry details
• BOOK (noun)
Meaning:
A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
I am reading a good book on economics
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
Meronyms (parts of "book"):
running head; running headline (a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book)
signature (a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
copybook (a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship)
appointment book; appointment calendar (a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments)
catalog; catalogue (a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things)
phrase book (a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations)
playbook (a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays)
prayer book; prayerbook (a book containing prayers)
book of facts; reference; reference book; reference work (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts)
review copy (a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical)
songbook (a book containing a collection of songs)
yearbook (a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students)
workbook (a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them)
school text; schoolbook; text; text edition; textbook (a book prepared for use in schools or colleges)
authority (an authoritative written work)
curiosa (books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica))
formulary; pharmacopeia ((pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation)
trade book; trade edition (a book intended for general readership)
bestiary (a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals)
catechism (an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers)
pop-up; pop-up book (a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened)
storybook (a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children))
tome (a (usually) large and scholarly book)
booklet; brochure; folder; leaflet; pamphlet (a small book usually having a paper cover)
Instance hyponyms:
Utopia (a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island)
Erewhon (a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land)
Capital; Das Kapital (a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories)
Meaning:
Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
book; volume
Context example:
he used a large book as a doorstop
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Meronyms (parts of "book"):
back; binding; book binding; cover (the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book)
fore edge; foredge (the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine)
backbone; spine (the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
album (a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc)
notebook (a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda)
sketch block; sketch pad; sketchbook (a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn)
picture book (a book consisting chiefly of pictures)
paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover; soft-cover book; softback; softback book (a book with paper covers)
order book (a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order)
novel (a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction)
journal (a record book as a physical object)
hardback; hardcover (a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers)
folio (a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages)
coffee-table book (a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table)
Meaning:
A record in which commercial accounts are recorded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
leger; ledger; book of account; account book; book
Context example:
they got a subpoena to examine our books
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
record (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction)
Meronyms (members of "book"):
accounting; accounting system; method of accounting (a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
cost ledger (ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways)
general ledger (the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts))
subsidiary ledger (details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger)
daybook; journal (a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred)
Meaning:
A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he bought a book of stamps
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Meaning:
A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
record book; book; record
Context examples:
Al Smith used to say, 'Let's look at the record' / his name is in all the record books
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
fact (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
logbook (a book in which the log is written)
won-lost record ((sports) a record of win versus losses)
card; scorecard ((golf) a record of scores (as in golf))
Meaning:
A major division of a long written composition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the book of Isaiah
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
Epistle (a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle)
Instance hyponyms:
Book of Jonah; Jonah (a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale)
Acts; Acts of the Apostles (a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome)
Gospel According to John; John (the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
Gospel According to Luke; Gospel of Luke; Luke (one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life)
Gospel According to Mark; Mark (the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
Gospel According to Matthew; Matthew (one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount)
Book of Malachi; Malachi; Malachias (an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi)
Book of Zachariah; Zacharias; Zechariah (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity)
Aggeus; Book of Haggai; Haggai (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity)
Book of Zephaniah; Sophonias; Zephaniah (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah)
Book of Habakkuk; Habacuc; Habakkuk (an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies)
Book of Nahum; Nahum (an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh)
Abdias; Book of Obadiah; Obadiah (an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible)
Book of Micah; Micah; Micheas (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem)
Apocalypse; Book of Revelation; Revelation; Revelation of Saint John the Divine (the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle)
1 Maccabees; I Maccabees (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
Wisdom; Wisdom of Solomon (an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC)
Ben Sira; Ecclesiasticus; Sirach; Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect))
2 Esdras; II Esdras (an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations)
1 Esdras; I Esdra (an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah)
Book of Judith; Judith (an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people)
Book of Tobit; Tobit (an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries)
Epistle of Jeremiah; Letter of Jeremiah (an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry)
Baruch; Book of Baruch (an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch)
Bel and the Dragon; Book of Susanna; Susanna; Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
Additions to Esther (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther)
2 Maccabees; II Maccabees (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
Amos; Book of Amos (an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies)
Book of Genesis; Genesis (the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers)
1 Chronicles; I Chronicles (the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
2 Kings; II Kings (the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
1 Kings; I Kings (the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
2 Samuel; II Samuel (the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
1 Samuel; I Samuel (the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
Book of Ruth; Ruth (a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died)
Book of Judges; Judges (a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges)
Book of Joshua; Joshua; Josue (a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses)
Book of Deuteronomy; Deuteronomy (the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law)
Book of Numbers; Numbers (the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt)
Book of Leviticus; Leviticus (the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents)
Book of Exodus; Exodus (the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus)
2 Chronicles; II Chronicles (the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
Book of Ezra; Ezra (an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity)
Book of Nehemiah; Nehemiah (an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity)
Book of Joel; Joel (an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies)
Book of Hosea; Hosea (an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies)
Book of Daniel; Book of the Prophet Daniel; Daniel (an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar)
Book of Ezekiel; Ezechiel; Ezekiel (an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration)
Book of Lamentations; Lamentations (an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah)
Book of Jeremiah; Jeremiah (a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah)
Book of Isaiah; Isaiah (an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies)
Canticle of Canticles; Canticles; Song of Solomon; Song of Songs (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later)
Book of Ecclesiastes; Ecclesiastes (an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC)
Book of Proverbs; Proverbs (an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon))
Book of Psalms; Psalms (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms)
Book of Job; Job (a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply)
Book of Esther; Esther (an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
Holonyms ("book" is a part of...):
text; textual matter (the words of something written)
Meaning:
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
playscript; script; book
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
dramatic composition; dramatic work (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "book"):
shooting script (the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program)
screenplay (a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets)
scenario (an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work))
libretto (the words of an opera or musical play)
dialog; dialogue (the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction)
continuity (a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot)
prompt copy; promptbook (the copy of the playscript used by the prompter)
Meaning:
A collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Meaning:
A collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
rule book; book
Context example:
they run things by the book around here
Hypernyms ("book" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Meronyms (parts of "book"):
rule (directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted)
prescript; rule (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
Meaning:
The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Quran; Koran; al-Qur'an; Book
Instance hypernyms:
religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Meronyms (parts of "Book"):
sura (one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran)
Meaning:
The sacred writings of the Christian religions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Scripture; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Good Book; Christian Bible; Bible; Word of God; Word; Book
Context example:
he went to carry the Word to the heathen
Hypernyms ("Book" is a kind of...):
religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Meronyms (parts of "Book"):
New Testament (the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible)
Testament (either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible)
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
text (a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon)
Domain member category:
demythologise; demythologize (remove the mythical element from (writings))
Noachian deluge; Noah and the Flood; Noah's flood; the Flood ((Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings)
Gabriel ((Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God)
exegesis (an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible))
eisegesis (personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas)
covenant ((Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Book"):
family Bible (a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births)
Instance hyponyms:
Revised Standard Version (a revision of the American Standard Version)
American Revised Version; American Standard Version (a revised version of the King James Version)
New English Bible (a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha)
Revised Version (a British revision of the Authorized Version)
Authorized Version; King James Bible; King James Version (an English translation of the Bible published in 1611)
Douay Bible; Douay Version; Douay-Rheims Bible; Douay-Rheims Version; Rheims-Douay Bible; Rheims-Douay Version (an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars)
Vulgate (the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church)
• BOOK (verb)
Meaning:
Record a charge in a police register
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man
Hypernyms (to "book" is one way to...):
enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "book"):
fine; ticket (issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
book; reserve; hold
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "book" is one way to...):
bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for; ask for)
"Book" entails doing...:
procure; secure (get by special effort)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "book"):
hold open; keep; keep open; save (retain rights to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Engage for a performance
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo
Hypernyms (to "book" is one way to...):
schedule (plan for an activity or event)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Register in a hotel booker
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "book" is one way to...):
register (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
"Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll never be sicker." (English proverb)
"To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature." (Native American proverb, Oglala Sioux)
"The world agrees in one word, time is golden." (Armenian proverb)
"Leave the spool to the artisan." (Corsican proverb)
