Overview of noun book

The noun book has 11 senses

• book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")


• book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")


• 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 record books")


• script, book, playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)


• ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book -- (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")


• book -- (a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game)


• 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")


• 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)


• 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")


• book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")


• book -- (a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps")

Overview of verb book

The verb book has 4 senses

• book -- (engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo")


• 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")


• book -- (record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man")


• book -- (register in a hotel booker)