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