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 |