Book definition

Book as a noun

1. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

   "I am reading a good book on economics"

2. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

   "he used a large book as a doorstop"

   Same sense: volume

3. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

   "his name is in all the record books"

   Same sense: record, record book

4. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

   Same sense: script, playscript

5. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

   "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

   Same sense: book of account, account book, ledger, leger

6. a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

7. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

   "they run things by the book around here"

   Same sense: rule book

8. a major division of a long written composition

   "the book of Isaiah"

9. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge

   "he bought a book of stamps"

Book as a verb

10. engage for a performance

    "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"

11. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

    "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"

    Same sense: hold, reserve

12. record a charge in a police register

    "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"

13. register in a hotel booker

Synonyms and antonyms

• volume
• record definition
• record book
• script
• playscript
• book of account
• account book
• ledger
• leger
• rule book
• hold definition
• reserve

All synonyms of book, sense by sense

How to say book

Book has 1 syllable and rhymes with look. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with book

• look
• took
• cook
• hook
• outlook
• shook
• handbook
• textbook
• brook
• notebook
• overlook
• undertook

BOOK in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

1

Is BOOK a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BOOK in the word checker, or unscramble BOOK to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.