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. |
Binding
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bind |
Binding
(a.) That binds |
Binding
(n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, binds. |
Binding
(n.) Anything that binds |
Binding
(pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel. |
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. |
Case
(n.) A box, sheath, or covering |
Case
(n.) A box and its contents |
Case
(n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type. |
Case
(n.) An inclosing frame |
Case
(n.) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. |
Case
(v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case |
Case
(v. t.) To strip the skin from |
Case
(n.) Chance |
Case
(n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens |
Case
(n.) A patient under treatment |
Case
(n.) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law |
Case
(n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension |
Case
(v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases. |
Case-bay
(n.) The space between two principals or girders |
Case-bay
(n.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. |
Case knife
() A knife carried in a sheath or case. |
Case knife
() A large table knife |
Case shot
() A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Cover
(v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another |
Cover
(v. t.) To envelop |
Cover
(v. t.) To invest (one's self with something) |
| case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
| case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
dressing bandaging
binding | the act of applying a bandage |
| trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss, a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case |
| air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
| cover covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations, artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal |
cover
covering screening
masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it, the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft |
| cover | a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent), her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment |
| cover-up | concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
book fair
bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
lawsuit
suit
case
cause
causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy, the family brought suit against the landlord |
| antitrust case | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place |
| custody case | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) |
test case
test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
book scorpion
Chelifer cancroides | minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers |
wing case
elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
booklouse
book louse
deathwatch Liposcelis divinatorius | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers |
attache case
attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
bedspread
bedcover
bed cover
bed covering
counterpane
spread | decorative cover for a bed |
binding
book binding
cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
| binding | strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration |
blanket
cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
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 |
| case | a portable container for carrying several objects, the musicians left their instrument cases backstage |
case display case
showcase
vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
case compositor's case
typesetter's case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers, for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters |
| case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
| case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
case shot
canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
casing
case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening, the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
| cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes, can be carried in a purse or a pocket |
| 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 |
cover
cover version
cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else, they made a cover of a Beatles' song |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
| cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
dispatch case
dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
| dressing case | a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling |
| dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
| dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
| fake book | a fake in the form of an imitation book, used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly |
floor cover
floor covering | a covering for a floor |
gearbox
gear box
gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
| glasses case | a case for carrying spectacles |
| gun case | a case for storing a gun |
| half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
lens cap
lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use |