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. |
Kettledrum (n.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. |
Kettledrum (n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. |
Method (n.) An orderly procedure or process |
Method (n.) Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification |
Method (n.) Classification |
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 |
Tutor (n.) One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. |
Tutor (n.) A treasurer |
Tutor (n.) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate |
Tutor (n.) A private or public teacher. |
Tutor (n.) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. |
Tutor (n.) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor. |
Tutor (v. t.) To have the guardianship or care of |
Tutor (v. t.) To play the tutor toward |
Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
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 |
kettle kettledrum tympanum tympani timpani | a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it |
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 |
method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method pedagogics pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
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 |
eclecticism eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
statistical method statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |
least squares method of least squares | a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve |
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 |