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Overview for "book"
The noun "book" has 10 senses in WordNet.
1. book -- (a written work or composition that has been
published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on
economics")
2. book, volume -- (physical
objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as
a doorstop")
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")
4. book -- (a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.)
bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps")
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")
6. book -- (a major division of a long written composition;
"the book of Isaiah")
7. script, book,
playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used
in preparing for a performance)
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")
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)
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")
The verb "book" has 4 senses in WordNet.
1. book -- (record a charge in a police register; "The
policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man")
2. reserve, hold,
book -- (arrange for and reserve (something for
someone else) in advance; "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")
3. book -- (engage for a performance;
"Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo")
4. book -- (register in a hotel booker)
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