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"book"
7 of 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")
=> authority -- (an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton")
=> last word -- (an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take")
=> formulary, pharmacopeia -- ((pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation)
=> Utopia -- (a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island)
=> trade book, trade edition -- (a book intended for general readership)
=> best seller -- (a book that has had a large and rapid sale)
=> 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)
=> tome -- (a (usually) large and scholarly book)
=> booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet -- (a small book usually having a paper cover)
=> blue book -- (a blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations)
=> ticket book -- (a book of tickets that can be torn out and used)
=> textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text -- (a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy")
=> crammer -- (a textbook designed for cramming)
=> introduction -- (a basic or elementary instructional text)
=> primer -- (an introductory textbook)
=> speller -- (an introductory textbook to teach spelling)
=> reader -- (one of a series of texts for students learning to read)
=> McGuffey Eclectic Readers -- (readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages)
=> workbook -- (a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them)
=> 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; "he found it in the Sears catalog")
=> course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus -- (a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university)
=> preliminary prospectus, red herring -- (a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring")
=> phrase book -- (a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations)
=> playbook -- (a book containg the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene")
=> prayer book, prayerbook -- (a book containing prayers)
=> breviary -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders)
=> missal -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year)
=> Psalter, Book of Psalms -- (a collection of Psalms for liturgical use)
=> reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts -- (a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic")
=> cookbook, cookery book -- (a book of recipes and cooking directions)
=> instruction book -- (a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment)
=> source book -- (a collection of historically important documents published together as a book)
=> wordbook -- (a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
=> dictionary, lexicon -- (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)
=> bilingual dictionary -- (a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages)
=> desk dictionary, collegiate dictionary -- (an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand)
=> etymological dictionary -- (a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word)
=> gazetteer -- (a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas))
=> learner's dictionary, school dictionary -- (a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language)
=> pocket dictionary, little dictionary -- (a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket)
=> spell-checker, spelling checker -- (an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words)
=> unabridged dictionary -- (a dictionary that is claimed to be complete)
=> Oxford English Dictionary, O.E.D., OED -- (an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles)
=> onomasticon -- (a list of proper nouns naming persons or places)
=> vocabulary -- (a listing of the words used in some enterprise)
=> glossary, gloss -- (an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field)
=> thesaurus, synonym finder -- (a book containing a classified list of synonyms)
=> word finder, wordfinder -- (a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of)
=> handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum -- (a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)
=> manual -- (a small handbook)
=> consuetudinary, consuetudinal -- (a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order))
=> grimoire -- (a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons))
=> instruction manual, instructions, book of instructions, operating instructions -- (a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it)
=> reference manual -- (a manual containing information organized in a summary manner)
=> sex manual -- (a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life)
=> bible -- (a book regarded as authoritative in its field)
=> guidebook, guide -- (something that offers basic information or instruction)
=> field guide -- (a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to mushrooms")
=> roadbook -- (a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer)
=> travel guidebook, itinerary -- (a guidebook for travelers)
=> baedeker -- (any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker)
=> reckoner, ready reckoner -- (a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation)
=> directory -- (an alphabetical list of names and addresses)
=> phonebook, phone book, telephone book, telephone directory -- (a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers)
=> white pages -- (a telephone directory or section of a directory (suually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers)
=> yellow pages -- (a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising)
=> blue book -- (a register of persons who are socially prominent)
=> annual, yearbook -- (a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
=> almanac -- (an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
=> almanac, farmer's calendar -- (an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
=> ephemeris -- (an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides")
=> atlas, book of maps, map collection -- (a collection of maps in book form)
=> dialect atlas, linguistic atlas -- (an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features)
=> encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia -- (a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty)
=> book of knowledge -- (an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge)
=> 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)
=> hymnal, hymnbook, hymnary -- (a songbook containing a collection of hymns)
=> Das Kapital, Capital -- (a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories)
=> yearbook -- (a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students)
Sense 2
book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
=> album -- (a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc)
=> autograph album -- (an album for autographs)
=> phonograph album, record album -- (an album for holding phonograph records)
=> photograph album -- (an album for photographs)
=> scrapbook -- (an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted)
=> stamp album -- (an album for stamps)
=> coffee-table book -- (a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table)
=> folio -- (a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays")
=> hardback, hardcover -- (a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers)
=> journal -- (a record book as a physical object)
=> daybook, ledger -- (an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook")
=> diary -- (a personal journal (as a physical object))
=> novel -- (a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels")
=> order book -- (a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order)
=> paperback book, paper-back book, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover -- (a book with paper covers)
=> pocketbook, pocket book, pocket edition -- (pocket-sized paperback book)
=> picture book -- (a book consisting chiefly of pictures)
=> coloring book -- (a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children)
=> sketchbook, sketch block, sketch pad -- (a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn)
=> notebook -- (a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda)
=> commonplace book -- (a notebook in which you enter memorabilia)
=> jotter -- (a small notebook for rough notes)
=> playbook -- (a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team))
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")
=> 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)
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")
=> logbook -- (a book in which the log is written)
=> bell book -- (a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded)
=> won-lost record -- ((sports) a record of win versus losses)
=> card, scorecard -- ((golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap")
Sense 6
book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
=> Genesis, Book of 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)
=> Exodus, Book of 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)
=> Leviticus, Book of Leviticus -- (the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents)
=> Numbers, Book of Numbers -- (the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt)
=> Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy -- (the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law)
=> Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua -- (a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses)
=> Judges, Book of Judges -- (a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges)
=> Ruth, Book of 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)
=> I Samuel, 1 Samuel -- (the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
=> II Samuel, 2 Samuel -- (the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
=> I Kings, 1 Kings -- (the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
=> II Kings, 2 Kings -- (the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
=> I Chronicles, 1 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)
=> II Chronicles, 2 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)
=> Ezra, Book of 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)
=> Nehemiah, Book of Nehemiah -- (an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity)
=> Esther, Book of Esther -- (an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
=> Job, Book of Job -- (a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply)
=> Psalms, Book of Psalms -- (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms)
=> Proverbs, Book of Proverbs -- (an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon))
=> Ecclesiastes, Book of 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)
=> Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticle of Canticles, Canticles -- (an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later)
=> Isaiah, Book of Isaiah -- (an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies)
=> Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah -- (a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah)
=> Lamentations, Book of Lamentations -- (an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah)
=> Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel -- (an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration)
=> Daniel, Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel -- (an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar)
=> Hosea, Book of Hosea -- (an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies)
=> Joel, Book of Joel -- (an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies)
=> Amos, Book of Amos -- (an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies)
=> Obadiah, Abdias, Book of Obadiah -- (an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible)
=> Jonah, Book of Jonah -- (a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale)
=> Micah, Micheas, Book of Micah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem)
=> Nahum, Book of Nahum -- (an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh)
=> Habakkuk, Habacuc, Book of Habakkuk -- (an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies)
=> Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah)
=> Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity)
=> Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah -- (an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity)
=> Malachi, Malachias, Book of Malachi -- (an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi)
=> Matthew, Gospel According to Matthew -- (one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount)
=> Mark, Gospel According to Mark -- (the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
=> Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke -- (one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life)
=> John, Gospel According to John -- (the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
=> Acts of the Apostles, Acts -- (a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Epistle to the Romans, Romans -- (a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58)
=> First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, First Epistle to the Corinthians, I Corinthians -- (a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
=> Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Corinthians, II Corinthians -- (a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians -- (a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Ephesians, Ephesians -- (a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians, Philippians -- (a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Colossians, Colossians -- (a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia)
=> First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, First Epistle to the Thessalonians, I Thessalonians -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians)
=> Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, II Thessalonians -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians)
=> First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, First Epistle to Timothy, I Timothy -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
=> Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, Second Epistle to Timothy, II Timothy -- (a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus, Epistle to Titus, Titus -- (a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters)
=> Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Epistle to Philemon, Philemon -- (a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping)
=> Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews -- (a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him)
=> Epistle of James, James -- (a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle)
=> First Epistle of Peter, I Peter -- (the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
=> Second Epistle of Peter, II Peter -- (the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
=> First Epistle of John, I John -- (the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
=> Second Epistel of John, II John -- (the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
=> Third Epistel of John, III John -- (the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
=> Epistle of Jude, Jude -- (a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude)
=> Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Apocalypse, Book of Revelation -- (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)
=> Additions to Esther -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther)
=> Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
=> Susanna, Book of Susanna -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
=> Bel and the Dragon -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
=> Baruch, Book of Baruch -- (an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch)
=> Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry)
=> Tobit, Book of Tobit -- (an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries)
=> Judith, Book of Judith -- (an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people)
=> I Esdra, 1 Esdras -- (an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah)
=> II Esdras, 2 Esdras -- (an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations)
=> Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach -- (an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect))
=> Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom -- (an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC)
=> I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees -- (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
=> II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees -- (an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
Sense 7
script, book, playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
=> promptbook, prompt copy -- (the copy of the playscript used by the prompter)
=> continuity -- (a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot)
=> dialogue, dialog -- (the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction)
=> duologue -- (a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors)
=> libretto -- (the words of an opera or musical play)
=> scenario -- (an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work))
=> screenplay -- (a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets)
=> shooting script -- (the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program)
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")
=> family Bible -- (a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births)
=> 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)
=> 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)
=> Authorized Version, King James Version, King James Bible -- (an English translation of the Bible published in 1611)
=> Revised Version -- (a British revision of the Authorized Version)
=> New English Bible -- (a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha)
=> American Standard Version, American Revised Version -- (a revised version of the King James Version)
=> Revised Standard Version -- (a revision of the American Standard Version)
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