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." |
Body (n.) The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle |
Body (n.) The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head |
Body (n.) The real, as opposed to the symbolical |
Body (n.) A person |
Body (n.) A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose |
Body (n.) A number of things or particulars embodied in a system |
Body (n.) Any mass or portion of matter |
Body (n.) Amount |
Body (n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. |
Body (n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed |
Body (n.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated) |
Body (n.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness |
Body (n.) Consistency |
Body (v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, a body |
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. |
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 |
body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
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 |
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 |
body louse cootie Pediculus corporis | a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings |
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 |
body | the external structure of a vehicle, the body of the car was badly rusted |
body armor body armour suit of armor suit of armour coat of mail cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
body bag personnel pouch human remains pouch | a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed |
body lotion | lotion applied to the body after bathing |
body stocking | a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) |
body plethysmograph | plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body, used in studies of respiration |
body pad | a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper |
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 |
leotard unitard body suit cat suit | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles), worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance |
narrowbody aircraft narrow-body aircraft narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
oeuvre work body of work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it), he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre, Picasso's work can be divided into periods |
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 |
soundbox body | a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) |
talking book | sound recording of someone reading a book, frequently used by blind people |
widebody aircraft wide-body aircraft wide-body twin-aisle airplane | a commercial airliner with two aisles |
consistency consistence eubstance body | the property of holding together and retaining its shape, wool has more body than rayon, when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake |
body odor body odour B.O. | malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe |
physique build body-build habitus | constitution of the human body |
body type somatotype | a category of physique |
basal body temperature basal temperature | body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything |
body temperature blood heat | temperature of the body, normally . F or C in humans, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
body | the main mass of a thing |
body weight | the weight of a person's body |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
body dead body | a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person, they found the body in the lake |
live body | the body of a living animal or person |
juvenile body | the body of a young person |
child's body | the body of a human child |
adult body | the body of an adult human being |
male body | the body of a male human being |
female body | the body of a female human being |
adult female body woman's body | the body of an adult woman |
adult male body man's body | the body of an adult man |