book
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
Noun 4 meanings
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
“She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.”
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
“I have three copies of his first book.”
A major division of a long work.
“Genesis is the first book of the Bible.”
A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
“I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.”
Verb 4 meanings
To reserve (something) for future use.
“I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.”
To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
“They booked that message from the hill.”
To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
“I booked a flight to New York.”
To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
“The police booked him for driving too fast.”
Etymology
From Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Bookmaker sense by clipping.
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BOOK at a glance
BOOK has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + O 1 + K 5) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #333 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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