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book
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n 1: a written work or composition that has been published
(printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good
book on economics"
2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound
together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: book,
volume]
3: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or
someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'";
"his name is in all the record books" [syn: record, record
book, book]
4: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a performance [syn: script, book,
playscript]
5: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got
a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: ledger, leger,
account book, book of account, book]
6: a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card
game
7: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of
which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around
here" [syn: book, rule book]
8: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet
Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: Koran,
Quran, al-Qur'an, Book]
9: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to
carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible, Christian
Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ,
Scripture, Word of God, Word]
10: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of
Isaiah"
11: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on
one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
v 1: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for
several concerts in Tokyo"
2: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in
advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked
tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a
table at Maxim's" [syn: reserve, hold, book]
3: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked
her when she tried to solicit a man"
4: register in a hotel booker
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brook
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n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a
tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
[syn: brook, creek]
v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot
bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to
endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to
tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide,
suffer, put up]
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casebook
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adj 1: according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook;
typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"
[syn: casebook, textbook]
n 1: a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept
and which are a source of information for subsequent work
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chequebook
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n 1: a book issued to holders of checking accounts [syn:
checkbook, chequebook]
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cook
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n 1: someone who cooks food
2: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for
Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
[syn: Cook, James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James
Cook]
v 1: prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make,
prepare]
3: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating;
"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
4: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
"cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge,
manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle,
misrepresent]
5: transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal
mixture in a big iron kettle"
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cookbook
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n 1: a book of recipes and cooking directions [syn: cookbook,
cookery book]
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copybook
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n 1: a book containing models of good penmanship; used in
teaching penmanship
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crook
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n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook,
outlaw, malefactor]
2: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook
in the path" [syn: bend, crook, twist, turn]
3: a long staff with one end being hook shaped [syn: crook,
shepherd's crook]
v 1: bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the
road curved sharply" [syn: crook, curve]
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daybook
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n 1: a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they
occurred [syn: daybook, journal]
2: an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new
daybook" [syn: daybook, ledger]
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guidebook
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n 1: something that offers basic information or instruction
[syn: guidebook, guide]
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handbook
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n 1: a concise reference book providing specific information
about a subject or location [syn: handbook,
enchiridion, vade mecum]
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hornbook
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n 1: a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or
basic skills of a branch of knowledge
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hymnbook
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n 1: a songbook containing a collection of hymns [syn: hymnal,
hymnbook, hymnary]
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logbook
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n 1: a book in which the log is written
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matchbook
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n 1: a small folder of paper safety matches
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notebook
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n 1: a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
2: a small compact portable computer [syn: notebook, notebook
computer]
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passbook
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n 1: a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by
depositors at certain banks [syn: bankbook, passbook]
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playbook
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n 1: a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the
plays that a team has practiced (especially an American
football team)
2: a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays;
"the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene"
3: a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business
campaign or a political campaign; "they borrowed a page from
the playbook of the opposition"
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pocketbook
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n 1: your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive
for my pocketbook"
2: a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money [syn:
wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook]
3: pocket-sized paperback book [syn: pocketbook, pocket
book, pocket edition]
4: a container used for carrying money and small personal items
or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her
bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook,
purse]
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schoolbook
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n 1: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his
economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor
wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn:
textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school
text] [ant: trade book, trade edition]
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scrapbook
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n 1: an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be
pasted
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sketchbook
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n 1: a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be
drawn [syn: sketchbook, sketch block, sketch pad]
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songbook
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n 1: a book containing a collection of songs
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storybook
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n 1: a book containing a collection of stories (usually for
children)
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studbook
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n 1: official record of the pedigree of purebred animals
especially horses
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textbook
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adj 1: according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook;
typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"
[syn: casebook, textbook]
n 1: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his
economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor
wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" [syn:
textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school
text] [ant: trade book, trade edition]
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wordbook
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n 1: a reference book containing words (usually with their
meanings)
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workbook
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n 1: a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces
for solving them
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yearbook
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n 1: a book published annually by the graduating class of a high
school or college usually containing photographs of faculty
and graduating students
2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year
[syn: annual, yearly, yearbook]
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chinook
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n 1: a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the
Rockies [syn: chinook, chinook wind, snow eater]
2: a member of an important North American Indian people who
controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were
organized into settlements rather than tribes
3: pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon [syn: chinook
salmon, chinook, king salmon]
4: a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook [syn: Chinookan,
Chinook]
5: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after
spawning [syn: chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon,
quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha]
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betook
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chapbook
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stylebook
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bukh
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psalmbook
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sourcebook
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overbook
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boobook
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gamebook
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