Book
noun
A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers.
She is reading a book.
Often appears as...
- read a book
- write a book
verb
To reserve accommodations, a place, etc.
I booked a hotel room for my holiday.
Often appears as...
- book a flight
- book a hotel
noun
A section of a written work, such as the Bible.
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
Often appears as...
- the book of psalms
- the book of revelation
noun
A record of bets placed on a horse race or other event.
He keeps a book on all horse races.
Often appears as...
- keep a book
- run a book
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To charge someone with an offence or crime.
He was booked for speeding.
Often appears as...
- book for speeding
- book for assault
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
In accounting, a book is a place where financial data is stored and organized.
She keeps her company's books.
Often appears as...
- keep the books
- cook the books
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers.
She is reading a book.
Often appears as...
- read a book
- write a book
verb
To reserve accommodations, a place, etc.
I booked a hotel room for my holiday.
Often appears as...
- book a flight
- book a hotel
noun
A section of a written work, such as the Bible.
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
Often appears as...
- the book of psalms
- the book of revelation
noun
A record of bets placed on a horse race or other event.
He keeps a book on all horse races.
Often appears as...
- keep a book
- run a book
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To charge someone with an offence or crime.
He was booked for speeding.
Often appears as...
- book for speeding
- book for assault
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
In accounting, a book is a place where financial data is stored and organized.
She keeps her company's books.
Often appears as...
- keep the books
- cook the books
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Literal and Figurative
The word 'book' can be used to discuss actual physical books or ideas and experiences metaphorically.
He wrote the book on engineering.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
Certain expressions with 'book' may suggest specific genres, like a 'recipe book' for cooking.
She published a comic book.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
'Book' can imply authority and knowledge, often respected in many cultures.
The book has been passed down for generations.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal and Figurative
The word 'book' can be used to discuss actual physical books or ideas and experiences metaphorically.
He wrote the book on engineering.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
Certain expressions with 'book' may suggest specific genres, like a 'recipe book' for cooking.
She published a comic book.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
'Book' can imply authority and knowledge, often respected in many cultures.
The book has been passed down for generations.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal and Figurative
The word 'book' can be used to discuss actual physical books or ideas and experiences metaphorically.
He wrote the book on engineering.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
Certain expressions with 'book' may suggest specific genres, like a 'recipe book' for cooking.
She published a comic book.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
'Book' can imply authority and knowledge, often respected in many cultures.
The book has been passed down for generations.
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The evolution of the...
And while today's mass produced cover illustrations are marketing tools, the cover designs of early books were made to order. Even spines have a history. Initially, they were not considered aesthetically important, and the earliest ones were flat, rather than rounded. The flat form made the books easier to read
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
A thousand years later, Ancient Egyptians wrote a dream book listing over a hundred common dreams and their meanings. And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence,
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How to create a great...
associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the earth's biggest selection of books clothes content and so on sirius is the brightest star therefore the radio
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How to build a fictional...
just as well as the characters that live in them do and sometimes, just as well or even better than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
painstakingly copying all books by hand. Whenever they needed to denote a chapter break or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase
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What makes a hero? -...
The journey begins and ends in a hero's ordinary world, but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern?
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
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County Jail Booking...
surprisingly they're not cuffed or restrained in any way it's part of a policy intended to help reduce stress during booking but over two-thirds of the arrestees are drug users and many
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
If your life were a book and you were the author,
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The evolution of the...
And while today's mass produced cover illustrations are marketing tools, the cover designs of early books were made to order. Even spines have a history. Initially, they were not considered aesthetically important, and the earliest ones were flat, rather than rounded. The flat form made the books easier to read
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
A thousand years later, Ancient Egyptians wrote a dream book listing over a hundred common dreams and their meanings. And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence,
Video examples
How to create a great...
associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the earth's biggest selection of books clothes content and so on sirius is the brightest star therefore the radio
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
just as well as the characters that live in them do and sometimes, just as well or even better than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
painstakingly copying all books by hand. Whenever they needed to denote a chapter break or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
The journey begins and ends in a hero's ordinary world, but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern?
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
County Jail Booking...
surprisingly they're not cuffed or restrained in any way it's part of a policy intended to help reduce stress during booking but over two-thirds of the arrestees are drug users and many
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
If your life were a book and you were the author,
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Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your life isn't about doing one perfect 'thing' and then falling down dead. It's more like going to church or writing a book. You do it over and over, always trying to be a little bit better. Then you die.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I'm screamingly funny, you know, I really am in the books. And that helps because I'm funnier than a lot of people, I think, and that's appreciated by young people.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books.
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Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The book you don't read won't help.
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Yann Martel
Canadian Author
May books spread the world over!
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Your life isn't about doing one perfect 'thing' and then falling down dead. It's more like going to church or writing a book. You do it over and over, always trying to be a little bit better. Then you die.
Quote examples
Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
I'm screamingly funny, you know, I really am in the books. And that helps because I'm funnier than a lot of people, I think, and that's appreciated by young people.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.
Quote examples
Langston Hughes
American Poet
One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.
Quote examples
Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world.
Quote examples
Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Quote examples
Jean-Paul Sartre
French Philosopher
All that I know about my life, it seems, I have learned in books.
Quote examples
Fran Lebowitz
American Journalist
Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.
Quote examples
Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The book you don't read won't help.
Quote examples
Yann Martel
Canadian Author
May books spread the world over!
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