Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book |
Account book () A book in which accounts are kept. |
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. |
Summit (n.) The top |
Summit (n.) The highest degree |
Summit (n.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Joshua Josue Book of Joshua | a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses |
Judges Book of Judges | a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges |
Ruth Book of Ruth | 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 |
Ezra Book of Ezra | an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity |
Nehemiah Book of Nehemiah | an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity |