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. |
Edge (v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument |
Edge (v. t.) Any sharp terminating border |
Edge (v. t.) Sharpness |
Edge (v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division |
Edge (v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon |
Edge (v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. |
Edge (v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border |
Edge (v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively |
Edge (v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise |
Edge (v. i.) To move sideways |
Edge (v. i.) To sail close to the wind. |
Feather-edge/ (n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. |
Feather-edge/ (n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor. |
Gilt-edge (a.) Alt. of Gilt-edged |
Knife-edge (n.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. |
News-book (n.) A newspaper. |
Prompt-book (n.) The book used by a prompter of a theater. |
Shaved (imp.) of Shave |
Shaved (p. p.) of Shave |
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 |
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 |
deckle edge deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fake book | a fake in the form of an imitation book, used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly |
fore edge foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
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 |
razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
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 |
trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
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 |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
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 |