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. |
Critical
(n.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. |
Critical
(n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art |
Critical
(n.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection |
Critical
(n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault |
Critical
(n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic |
Critical
(n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture |
Discursive
(a.) Passing from one thing to another |
Discursive
(a.) Reasoning |
Introduction
(n.) The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. |
Introduction
(n.) The act of formally making persons known to each other |
Introduction
(n.) That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads the way to the main subject, or part |
Introduction
(n.) A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise |
News-book
(n.) A newspaper. |
Prolegomena
(pl. ) of Prolegomenon |
Prolegomenon
(n.) A preliminary remark or observation |
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 |
introduction debut
first appearance
launching unveiling
entry | the act of beginning something new, they looked forward to the debut of their new product line |
| product introduction | the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line |
initiation founding
foundation
institution
origination
creation innovation
introduction instauration | the act of starting something for the first time, introducing something new, she looked forward to her initiation as an adult, the foundation of a new scientific society |
insertion
introduction
intromission | the act of putting one thing into another |
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 |
| critical mass | the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction |
| critical mass | the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture, the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass, there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead, they sold the business because it lacked critical mass |
| 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 |
critical appraisal
critical analysis | an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
| book | a major division of a long written composition, the book of Isaiah |
| introduction | the first section of a communication |
| prolegomenon | a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise |
codex
leaf-book | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) |
review critique
critical review
review article | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) |
| 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 |
| introduction | a basic or elementary instructional text |
| 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 |