Book meaning

Word: Book

How to pronounce: bʊk

Noun

Definitions:

1. A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.

Example sentences: "A book of selected poems"

2. A bound set of blank sheets for writing or keeping records in.

Example sentences: "An accounts book"

3. A set of tickets, stamps, matches, checks, samples of cloth, etc., bound together.

Example sentences: "A pattern book"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Reserve (accommodations, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.

Example sentences: "I have booked a table at the Swan"

2. Make an official record of the name and other personal details of (a criminal suspect or offender)

Example sentences: "The cop booked me and took me down to the station"

3. Leave suddenly.


Synonyms:

record book

ledger

magazine

journal

paper

periodical

zine

reserve

volume

tome

liber

scripture

bible

quran


Derivations:

booklet

bookshop

bookcase

bookie

bookish

bookless

booking

booked


Book in Other Languages...

Spanish: Libro

German: Buch

French: Livre

Italian: Prenotare

Turkish: Kitap