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Definition book in American English

book noun

noun
/bʊk/

Talking or writing about books

novel a book that tells a story

textbook a book you study at school or college

manual a book of instructions

cookbook a book of instructions for cooking

guidebook a book for tourists

biography a book about someone’s life

autobiography a book about your own life

notebook a book you can write in, with empty pages

hardcover a book with a hard cover

paperback a book with a thick paper cover

Example

a book by Nelson Mandela, entitled Long Walk to Freedom

Example

I'm reading a book about American history.

Example

As well as being produced annually in hardback, the book is also published electronically.

Example

It's so convenient to find a book online and download it.

Synonyms and related words
almanac annual anthology
1.1

a set of printed pages fastened together inside a cover

Example

Please open your books to page 25.

Synonyms and related words
almanac annual anthology
1.2

one of the sections of a long book such as the Bible

Example

the Book of Job

Synonyms and related words
acknowledgments addendum afterword
2

something that you write in, consisting of pages fastened together inside a cover

Example

Visitors to the building must sign the book.

Example

I wrote his phone number in my address book.

Synonyms and related words
address book album appointment book
3

a set of small objects, such as stamps, tickets, or matches, fastened together inside a paper cover

Example

You can buy stamps in books of ten.

Synonyms and related words
agglomeration arsenal assemblage
4

records of the money that an organization or business has earned and spent

Example

Alfred's job was to do the books at the end of each month.

Synonyms and related words
accountancy accountant account for
4.1

records of customers that use a company's services

Example

a theatrical agency with dozens of top actors on its books

Synonyms and related words
account after hours asset
5

something that is very remarkable, unusual or unexpected

Example

As weddings go, theirs was one for the books.

6

to open a book; originated from the cracking sound that the spine of a good quality book makes when open for the first time

Definition book in American English

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