Absey-book
(n.) An A-B-C book |
Account book
() A book in which accounts are kept. |
Address
(v.) To aim |
Address
(v.) To prepare or make ready. |
Address
(v.) Reflexively: To prepare one's self |
Address
(v.) To clothe or array |
Address
(v.) To direct, as words (to any one or any thing) |
Address
(v.) To direct speech to |
Address
(v.) To direct in writing, as a letter |
Address
(v.) To make suit to as a lover |
Address
(v.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor |
Address
(v. i.) To prepare one's self. |
Address
(v. i.) To direct speech. |
Address
(v. t.) Act of preparing one's self. |
Address
(v. t.) Act of addressing one's self to a person |
Address
(v. t.) A formal communication, either written or spoken |
Address
(v. t.) Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed. |
Address
(v. t.) Manner of speaking to another |
Address
(v. t.) Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. |
Address
(v. t.) Skill |
Bank book
() 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. |
Bill book
() 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. |
Black book
() One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes |
Black book
() 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. |
Black book
() 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. |
Black book
() A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III. |
Black book
() 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. |
Black book
() Any book which treats of necromancy. |
Block book
() A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types. |
Blue book
() A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. |
Blue book
() The United States official "Biennial Register." |
Book
(n.) A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together |
Book
(n.) A composition, written or printed |
Book
(n.) A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work |
Book
(n.) A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept |
Book
(n.) Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist |
Book
(v. t.) To enter, write, or register in a book or list. |
Book
(v. t.) To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat |
Book
(v. t.) To mark out for |
Book-learned
(a.) Versed in books |
Book muslin
() A kind of muslin used for the covers of books. |
Book muslin
() A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses. |
News-book
(n.) A newspaper. |
Prompt-book
(n.) The book used by a prompter of a theater. |
Text-book
(n.) A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes. |
Text-book
(n.) A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments |
book fair
bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
book scorpion
Chelifer cancroides | minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers |
booklouse
book louse
deathwatch Liposcelis divinatorius | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers |
binding
book binding
cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
book
volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together, he used a large book as a doorstop |
| book | a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge, he bought a book of stamps |
| book bag | a bag in which students carry their books |
| coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
| coloring book | a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children |
| fake book | a fake in the form of an imitation book, used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly |
| order book | a book in which customers' orders are entered, usually makes multiple copies of the order |
paperback book
paper-back book
paperback
softback book
softback
softover book
softover | a book with paper covers |
| picture book | a book consisting chiefly of pictures |
| pocketbook pocket book pocket edition | pocket-sized paperback book |
public address system
P.A. system
PA system
P.A.
PA | an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas |
safety match
book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
| talking book | sound recording of someone reading a book, frequently used by blind people |
savoir-faire
address | social skill |
| address | the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball |
| book lung | organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book |
mystery
enigma
secret
closed book | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained, how it got out is a mystery, it remains one of nature's secrets |
title title of respect
form of address | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General', the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title |
address computer address
reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
| book | a major division of a long written composition, the book of Isaiah |
codex
leaf-book | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) |
| book review | a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book) |
| book | a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together), I am reading a good book on economics |
trade book
trade edition | a book intended for general readership |
cookbook
cookery book | a book of recipes and cooking directions |
| instruction book | a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment |
pop-up book
pop-up | a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened |
| blue book | a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations |
| ticket book | a book of tickets that can be torn out and used |
| commonplace book | a notebook in which you enter memorabilia |
appointment book
appointment calendar | a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments |
| phrase book | a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations |
prayer book
prayerbook | a book containing prayers |
Psalter
Book of Psalms | a collection of Psalms for liturgical use |
reference book
reference reference work
book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
| source book | a collection of historically important documents published together as a book |
instruction manual
instructions
book of instructions
operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
phonebook
phone book
telephone book
telephone directory | a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers |
atlas
book of maps
map collection | a collection of maps in book form |
| book of knowledge | an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge |
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 |
Genesis
Book of Genesis | 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 |
Exodus
Book of Exodus | 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 |
Leviticus
Book of Leviticus | the third book of the Old Testament, contains Levitical law and ritual precedents |
Numbers
Book of Numbers | the fourth book of the Old Testament, contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt |
Deuteronomy
Book of Deuteronomy | the fifth book of the Old Testament, contains a second statement of Mosaic law |