book (Meaning)

Wordnet

book (n)

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

a major division of a long written composition

a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge

Wordnet

book (v)

engage for a performance

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

record a charge in a police register

register in a hotel booker

Webster

book (n.)

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.

A composition, written or printed; a treatise.

A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of Paradise Lost.

A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.

Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.

Webster

book (v. t.)

To enter, write, or register in a book or list.

To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.

To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory.

book Sentence Examples

  1. I always carry a book in my bag to read during my commute.
  2. Can you hand me that book on the top shelf?
  3. Reading a good book before bed helps me unwind.
  4. She spent the entire weekend immersed in her favorite book series.
  5. The library had a vast collection of books spanning various genres.
  6. I need to return the book I borrowed from the library last week.
  7. He bookmarked his favorite passages in the book for future reference.
  8. We decided to book our flights well in advance to get the best deals.
  9. The author's new book quickly became a bestseller.
  10. She enjoyed the book so much that she recommended it to all her friends.

FAQs About the word book

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together), physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together, a comp

paperback, volume, monograph, novel, anthology, hardcover, treatise, tome, encyclopedia, guidebook

ancient history, ancient history,open secret, open secret,

I always carry a book in my bag to read during my commute.

Can you hand me that book on the top shelf?

Reading a good book before bed helps me unwind.

She spent the entire weekend immersed in her favorite book series.