book
n 1: a written work or composition that has been published
(printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good
book on economics"
2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound
together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: {volume}]
3: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger},
{account book}, {book of account}]
4: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on
one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
5: 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" [syn: {record},
{record book}]
6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of
Isaiah"
7: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a performance [syn: {script}, {playscript}]
8: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis
of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book
around here" [syn: {rule book}]
9: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet
Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: {Koran},
{Quran}, {al-Qur'an}]
10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: {Bible}, {Christian
Bible}, {Good Book}, {Holy Scripture}, {Holy Writ}, {Scripture},
{Word of God}, {Word}]
v 1: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked
her when she tried to solicit a man"
2: 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" [syn: {reserve}, {hold}]
3: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for
several concerts in Tokyo"
4: register in a hotel booker
Source: WordNet® 2.0
