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1. book  (noun) 
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"

  Also known as: volume


  More Specific:
album - a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes
coffee-table book - a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table
folio - a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
hardback / hardcover - a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
journal - a record book as a physical object
novel - a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
order book - a book in which customers'' orders are entered
paperback book / paper-back book / paperback / softback book / softback / soft-cover book / soft-cover - a book with paper covers
picture book - a book consisting chiefly of pictures
sketchbook / sketch block / sketch pad - a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
notebook - a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda


  More Generic:
    product     production


2. book  (noun) 
a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"



  More Generic:
    product     production


3. book  (noun) 
a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"



  More Specific:
Genesis / Book of Genesis - the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation
Exodus / Book of Exodus - the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses
Leviticus / Book of Leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament
Numbers / Book of Numbers - the fourth book of the Old Testament
Deuteronomy / Book of Deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament
Joshua / Josue / Book of Joshua - a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Judges / Book of Judges - a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
Ruth / Book of Ruth - a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
I Samuel / 1 Samuel - the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
II Samuel / 2 Samuel - the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
I Kings / 1 Kings - the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
II Kings / 2 Kings - the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
I Chronicles / 1 Chronicles - the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
II Chronicles / 2 Chronicles - the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
Ezra / Book of Ezra - an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi''s efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Nehemiah / Book of Nehemiah - an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity
Esther / Book of Esther - an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
Job / Book of Job - a book in the Old Testament containing Job''s pleas to God about his afflictions and God''s reply
Psalms / Book of Psalms - an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
Proverbs / Book of Proverbs - an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon)
Ecclesiastes / Book of Ecclesiastes - an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life
Song of Songs / Song of Solomon / Canticle of Canticles / Canticles - an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
Isaiah / Book of Isaiah - an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah''s prophecies
Jeremiah / Book of Jeremiah - a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Lamentations / Book of Lamentations - an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC
Ezekiel / Ezechiel / Book of Ezekiel - an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel''s prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
Daniel / Book of Daniel / Book of the Prophet Daniel - an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Hosea / Book of Hosea - an Old Testament book telling Hosea''s prophecies
Joel / Book of Joel - an Old Testament book telling Joel''s prophecies
Amos / Book of Amos - an Old Testament book telling Amos''s prophecies
Obadiah / Abdias / Book of Obadiah - an Old Testament book telling Obadiah''s prophecies
Jonah / Book of Jonah - a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Micah / Micheas / Book of Micah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Nahum / Book of Nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum''s prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
Habakkuk / Habacuc / Book of Habakkuk - an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk''s prophecies
Zephaniah / Sophonias / Book of Zephaniah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah
Haggai / Aggeus / Book of Haggai - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
Zechariah / Zacharias / Book of Zachariah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
Malachi / Malachias / Book of Malachi - an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi
Matthew / Gospel According to Matthew - one of the Gospels in the New Testament
Mark / Gospel According to Mark - the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Luke / Gospel of Luke / Gospel According to Luke - one of the four Gospels in the New Testament
John / Gospel According to John - the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Acts of the Apostles / Acts - a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ''s ascension to Paul''s sojourn at Rome
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans / Epistle to the Romans / Romans - a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthia / First Epistle to the Corinthians / I Corinthians - a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthi / Second Epistle to the Corinthians / II Corinthians - a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians / Epistle to the Galatians / Galatians - a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians / Epistle to the Ephesians / Ephesians - a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians / Epistle to the Philippians / Philippians - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians / Epistle to the Colossians / Colossians - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalon / First Epistle to the Thessalonians / I Thessalonians - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalo / Second Epistle to the Thessalonians / II Thessalonians - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s seceond epistle to the Thessalonians
First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy / First Epistle to Timothy / I Timothy - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to Timothy
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy / Second Epistle to Timothy / II Timothy - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s second epistle to Timothy
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus / Epistle to Titus / Titus - a new Testament book containing Saint Paul''s epistle to Titus
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon / Epistle to Philemon / Philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
Epistle to the Hebrews / Hebrews - a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
Epistle of James / James - a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
First Epistle of Peter / I Peter - the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
Second Epistle of Peter / II Peter - the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
First Epistle of John / I John - the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Second Epistel of John / II John - the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Third Epistel of John / III John - the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Epistle of Jude / Jude - a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
Revelation / Revelation of Saint John the Divine / Apocalypse / Book of Revelation - the last book of the New Testament
Additions to Esther - an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children - an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Susanna / Book of Susanna - an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Bel and the Dragon - an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Baruch / Book of Baruch - an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah / Epistle of Jeremiah - an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
Tobit / Book of Tobit - an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
Judith / Book of Judith - an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
I Esdra / 1 Esdras - an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
II Esdras / 2 Esdras - an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations
Ben Sira / Sirach / Ecclesiasticus / Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach - an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Wisdom of Solomon / Wisdom - an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom
I Maccabees / 1 Maccabees - an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
II Maccabees / 2 Maccabees - an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus


  Part Meronym:
    text     textual matter


  More Generic:
    section     subdivision


4. book  (noun) 
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"



  More Specific:
authority - an authoritative written work
formulary / pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
Utopia - a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
trade book / trade edition - a book intended for general readership
bestiary - a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
catechism - an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion
tome - a (usually) large and scholarly book
booklet / brochure / folder / leaflet / pamphlet - a small book usually having a paper cover
textbook / text / text edition / schoolbook / school text - a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
workbook - a student''s book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
copybook - a book containing models of good penmanship
appointment book / appointment calendar - a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
catalog / catalogue - a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
phrase book - a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations
playbook - a book containg the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
prayer book / prayerbook - a book containing prayers
reference book / reference / reference work / book of facts - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
review copy - a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical
songbook - a book containing a collection of songs
Das Kapital / Capital - a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
yearbook - a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students


  More Generic:
    publication


5. Book  (noun) 
the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"



  More Specific:
family Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
Vulgate - the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century
Douay Bible / Douay Version / Douay-Rheims Bible / Douay-Rheims Version / Rheims-Douay Bible / Rheims-Douay Version - an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
Authorized Version / King James Version / King James Bible - an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
Revised Version - a British revision of the Authorized Version
New English Bible - a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
American Standard Version / American Revised Version - a revised version of the King James Version
Revised Standard Version - a revision of the American Standard Version


  More Generic:
    sacred text     sacred writing     religious writing     religious text


6. Book  (noun) 
the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

  Also known as: Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an


  More Generic:
    sacred text     sacred writing     religious writing     religious text


7. book  (noun) 
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 recordbooks"

  Also known as: record, record book


  More Specific:
logbook - a book in which the log is written
won-lost record - (sports) a record of win versus losses
card / scorecard - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)


  More Generic:
    fact


8. book  (noun) 
a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

  Also known as: script, playscript


  More Specific:
promptbook / prompt copy - the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
continuity - a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
dialogue / dialog - the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
libretto - the words of an opera or musical play
scenario - an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
screenplay - a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
shooting script - the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program


  More Generic:
    dramatic composition     dramatic work


9. book  (noun) 
a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here"

  Also known as: rule book


  More Generic:
    collection     aggregation     accumulation     assemblage


10. book  (noun) 
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books"



  More Specific:
cost ledger - ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways
general ledger - the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business
subsidiary ledger - details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger
daybook / journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred


  More Generic:
    record


11. book  (verb) 
engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"



  More Generic:
    schedule


12. book  (verb) 
record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"



  More Specific:
ticket / fine - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty


  More Generic:
    record     enter     put down


13. book  (verb) 
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"

  Also known as: reserve, hold


  Entails:
    procure     secure

  More Specific:
keep open / hold open / keep / save - retain rights to


  More Generic:
    request     bespeak     call for     quest


  Verb Group:
    reserve


14. book  (verb) 
register in a hotel booker



  More Generic:
    register


 

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