book : Idioms & Phrases

• a primer.

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Ab"sey-book` noun

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1. An A-B-C book; a primer. Obs. Shak.

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• noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
  book; account book; leger; ledger.
  
  • they got a subpoena to examine our books

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Ac*count" book`

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1. A book in which accounts are kept. Swift.

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• noun a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
  appointment calendar.
  

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Bank" book`

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1. A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank.

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• noun a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded
  

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Bill" book`

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1. (Com.) A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives.

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• noun a list of people who are out of favor
  blacklist; shitlist.
  

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Black" book`

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1. One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding, or from the character of the contents.
2. A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc.
3. A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution.
4. A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III. Bouvier. Wharton.
5. A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies.
6. Any book which treats of necromancy.

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Block" book`

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1. A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.

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• noun a report published by the British government; bound in blue
  
• noun a register of persons who are socially prominent
  
• noun a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations
  

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Blue" book`

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1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. Eng.
2. The United States official "Biennial Register."

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• an account or register of debt or credit in a book.

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• noun a book salesman
  

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• noun a bag in which students carry their books
  

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• noun the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
  cover; binding; back.
  
  • the book had a leather binding

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• a debt for items charged to the debtor by the creditor in his book of accounts.

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• noun fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
  bookfair.
  
• noun bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
  bookfair.
  

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• noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
  dust wrapper; dust jacket; dust cover.
  

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• learning acquired from books, as distinguished from practical knowledge. "Neither does it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good natural sense, to distinguish true and false." Burnet.

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• noun minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
  Liposcelis divinatorius; booklouse; deathwatch.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of several species of minute, wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They belong to the Pseudoneuroptera.

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• noun someone who loves (and usually collects) books
  bibliophile; booklover.
  

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• noun organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book
  

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• noun a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
  safety match.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the name of several species of moths, the larvæ of which eat books.

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Book" mus`lin

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1. A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.
2. A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.

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• an oath made on The Book, or Bible.

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• noun a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
  book; account book; leger; ledger.
  
  • they got a subpoena to examine our books

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
  Amos.
  

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• noun an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
  Baruch.
  

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• noun the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
  

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• noun an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  Book of Daniel; Daniel.
  

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• noun the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
  Deuteronomy.
  

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• noun 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
  Ecclesiastes.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
  Esther.
  

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• noun 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
  Exodus.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
  Ezekiel; Ezechiel.
  

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• noun 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
  Ezra.
  

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• noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
  book of facts; reference work; reference.
  
  • he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

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• noun 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
  Genesis.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
  Habakkuk; Habacuc.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
  Aggeus; Haggai.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
  Hosea.
  

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• noun a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
  instruction manual; operating instructions; instructions.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
  Isaiah.
  

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• noun a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
  Jeremiah.
  

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• noun a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
  Job.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
  Joel.
  

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• noun a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
  Jonah.
  

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• noun a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
  Joshua; Josue.
  

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• noun a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
  Judges.
  

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• noun an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
  Judith.
  

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• noun an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
  

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• noun an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
  Lamentations.
  

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• noun the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
  Leviticus.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
  Malachias; Malachi.
  

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• noun a collection of maps in book form
  atlas; map collection.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
  Micheas; Micah.
  

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• noun a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
  Nahum.
  

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• noun 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
  Nehemiah.
  

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• noun the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
  Numbers.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
  Obadiah; Abdias.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
  Proverbs.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
  Psalms.
  
• noun a collection of Psalms for liturgical use
  Psalter.
  

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• noun 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
  Revelation; Revelation of Saint John the Divine; Apocalypse.
  

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• noun 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
  Ruth.
  

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• noun an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
  Susanna.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  Book of Daniel; Daniel.
  

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• noun an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
  Tobit.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
  Zechariah; Zacharias.
  

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• noun an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
  Zephaniah; Sophonias.
  

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• a system under which books, bulky manuscripts, etc., may be transmitted by mail.

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• noun a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
  

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• noun minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
  Chelifer cancroides.
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of the false scorpions (Chelifer cancroides) found among books and papers. It can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.

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• noun a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books
  bookdealer.
  

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• a stand or stall, often in the open air, for retailing books.

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• noun a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher
  

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• verb book all available places or tickets
  

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• noun the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
  

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Book"-learned` adjective

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1. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. Often in a disparaging sense.

   Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say, Solon's the veriest fool in all the play. Dryden.

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• noun someone who engages a person or company for performances
  booker.
  

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• noun someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
  ticket agent.
  

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Book"ing clerk`

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1. A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.

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Book"ing of`fice

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1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.
2. An office where passage tickets are sold. Eng.

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• . See Canonical.

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• those books which are declared by the canons of the church to be of divine inspiration; called collectively the canon. The Roman Catolic Church holds as canonical several books which Protestants reject as apocryphal.

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• a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank.

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• noun something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  mystery; secret; enigma.
  
  • how it got out is a mystery
  • it remains one of nature's secrets

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• noun an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
  

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• noun a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children
  

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• noun a magazine devoted to comic strips
  

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• noun a notebook in which you enter memorabilia
  

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• a book in which records are made of things to be remembered.

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• noun a book of recipes and cooking directions
  cookbook.
  

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• a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate.

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• noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
  rap sheet; charge sheet; police blotter; blotter.
  

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• noun record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
  Domesday Book.
  

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• noun record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
  Domesday Book.
  

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• noun a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly
  

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• a case in the form of a book for anglers' flies. Kingsley.

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• a book supposed to reveal future events to those who consult it.

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• noun the sacred writings of the Christian religions
  Christian Bible; Bible; Word; Word of God; Holy Writ; Holy Scripture; Book; Scripture.
  
  • he went to carry the Word to the heathen

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• . (a) Books of the Egyptians, which treat of astrology. (b) Books which treat of universal principles, of the nature and orders of celestial beings, of medicine, and other topics.

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• verb learn by reading books; I must hit the books now"
  study.
  
  • He is studying geology in his room
  • I have an exam next week

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• a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.

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• in one's favor. "I was so much in his books, that at his decease he left me his lamp." Addison.

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• noun a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment
  

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• a book containing a collection of jests, jokes, and amusing anecdotes; a Joe Miller.

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• a book containing, or treating of, laws.

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• noun an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
  codex.
  

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• a book in which copies of letters are kept.

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• (Naut.), a book in which is entered the daily progress of a ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents of the log board.

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• the missal or Roman Catholic service book.

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• noun a book in which minutes have been written
  

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• a book in which written minutes are entered.

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• noun a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)
  mug file.
  

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• a book in which military forces are registred.

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News"-book` noun

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1. A newspaper. Obs.

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• noun a printed copy of the order of the day
  order paper.
  
• noun a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order
  

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• . (a) A merchant's book in which orders are entered. (b) (Mil.) A book kept at headquarters, in which all orders are recorded for the information of officers and men . (c) A book in the House of Commons in which proposed orders must be entered . Eng.

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• (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded.

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• . (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser . (b) See Bank book.

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• noun a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
  phonebook; phone book; telephone directory.
  

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• noun a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations
  

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• a book of idiomatic phrases.

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• noun a book consisting chiefly of pictures
  

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• noun pocket-sized paperback book
  pocket edition; pocketbook.
  

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• a book to contain a record of insurance policies.

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• a register of persons entitled to vote at an election.

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• noun a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened
  pop-up.
  

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• noun a book containing prayers
  prayerbook.
  

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• a book containing devotional prayers.

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Prompt"-book` noun

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1. The book used by a prompter of a theater.

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• a book for teaching reading; a reader.

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• noun a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
  record; book.
  
  • Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'
  • his name is in all the record books

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• a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. Eng.

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• an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. Brande & C.

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• noun a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
  book of facts; reference work; reference.
  
  • he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic

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• a quidebook in respect to roads and distances.

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• noun a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
  book.
  
  • they run things by the book around here

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• noun any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
  wisdom literature; sapiential book.
  

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• noun a book setting forth the forms of church service
  

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• a prayer book or missal.

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• . (a) (Rom. Antiq.) Books or documents of prophecies in verse concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl. (b) Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date from 100 b. c. to a. d. 500.

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• a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes.

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• noun a book with paper covers
  paper-back book; paperback; paperback book; soft-cover book; soft-cover; softback.
  

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• noun a collection of historically important documents published together as a book
  

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• a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller.

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• a book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, and the like. C. Kingsley.

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• noun a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction
  

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• a record of laws or legislative acts. Blackstone.

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• a book containing the names of such as are admitted of the tales. Blount. Craig.

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• noun sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used by blind people
  

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• noun a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
  phonebook; phone book; telephone directory.
  

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Text"-book` noun

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1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.
2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook.

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• the Bible.

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• noun a book of tickets that can be torn out and used
  

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• a book in which is kept a record of the time persons have worked.

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• . (a) To compel to give an account. (b) To compare with an admitted authority. "To bring it manifestly to book is impossible." M. Arnold.

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• . See under Bell.

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• a solemn form of excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose being used, and three candles being extinguished with certain ceremonies. Nares.

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• . See under Bell.

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• (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and loses only on the winning horse or horses.

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• to speak with minute exactness.

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• noun a book intended for general readership
  trade edition.
  

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• a book in which a record of visits received, made, and to be made, is kept. Thackeray.

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• noun a government report; bound in white
  white paper.
  

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• noun any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom
  wisdom literature; sapiential book.
  

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• . (a) By memory. (b) Without authority.

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• a book for practice in penmanship.

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