bible
A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.
Noun 4 meanings
A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership; a foundational text.
“handyman’s bible”
A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
“Could you please add these to the case bible?”
Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
Etymology
From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
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BIBLE at a glance
BIBLE has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,716 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bible
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- IMPOSSIBLE16
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
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