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. |
Match (n.) Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time |
Match (v.) A person or thing equal or similar to another |
Match (v.) A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like |
Match (v.) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority |
Match (v.) A matrimonial union |
Match (v.) An agreement, compact, etc. |
Match (v.) A candidate for matrimony |
Match (v.) Equality of conditions in contest or competition. |
Match (v.) Suitable combination or bringing together |
Match (v.) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. |
Match (v. t.) To be a mate or match for |
Match (v. t.) To furnish with its match |
Match (v. t.) To oppose as equal |
Match (v. t.) To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with |
Match (v. t.) To make equal, proportionate, or suitable |
Match (v. t.) To marry |
Match (v. t.) To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together |
Match (v. i.) To be united in marriage |
Match (v. i.) To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality |
Match-cloth (n.) A coarse cloth. |
Match-coat (n.) A coat made of match-cloth. |
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 |
match-up matchup | the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition, it was a good match-up but the home team won, we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools |
match play | golf scoring by holes won |
love match | a marriage for love's sake, not an arranged marriage |
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 |
kitchen match | a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface, useful to light wood or gas stoves |
match lucifer friction match | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical, ignites with friction, he always carries matches to light his pipe, as long you've a lucifer to light your fag |
match mate | an exact duplicate, when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook |
match | a burning piece of wood or cardboard, if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode |
match plane tonguing and grooving plane | a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards |
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 |
slow match | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly |
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 |
match | something that resembles or harmonizes with, that tie makes a good match with your jacket |
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 |