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"book"
10 senses of book
Sense 1
book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
=> publication -- (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
=> work, piece of work -- (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time")
=> product, production -- (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")
=> creation -- (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
=> artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
Sense 2
book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
=> product, production -- (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")
=> creation -- (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
=> artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
Sense 3
ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book -- (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")
=> record -- (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase")
=> document -- (a written account of ownership or obligation)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 4
book -- (a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps")
=> product, production -- (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")
=> creation -- (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
=> artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
=> whole, whole thing, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
=> object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
=> entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
Sense 5
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 recordbooks")
=> fact -- (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts")
=> information, info -- (a message received and understood)
=> message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 6
book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
=> section, subdivision -- (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
=> music -- (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
=> auditory communication -- (communication that relies on hearing)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 7
script, book, playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
=> dramatic composition, dramatic work -- (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 8
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")
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
=> group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
Sense 9
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)
=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Sense 10
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")
=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
=> writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
=> written communication, written language -- (communication by means of written symbols)
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
=> social relation -- (a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
=> relation -- (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
=> abstraction -- (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
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