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book

English

🔊 physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
“he used a large book as a doorstop”
🔊 a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
“he bought a book of stamps”
🔊 a major division of a long written composition
“the book of Isaiah”
🔊 a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
“I am reading a good book on economics”
🔊 a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
“they run things by the book around here”
🔊 a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
🔊 a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
🔊 the sacred writings of the Christian religions
“he went to carry the Word to the heathen”
🔊 a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
“Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'”
🔊 the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
🔊 a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
“they got a subpoena to examine our books”
🔊 engage for a performance
“Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo”
🔊 record a charge in a police register
“The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man”
🔊 register in a hotel booker
🔊 arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
“reserve me a seat on a flight”