what does book mean?
BOOK as NOUN
- Meaning
- physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
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- he used a large book as a doorstop
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge
Usage Example(s)
- he bought a book of stamps
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a major division of a long written composition
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Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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- I am reading a good book on economics
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the sacred writings of the Christian religions
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- he went to carry the Word to the heathen
Hypernyms(s) Book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
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Hypernyms(s) Book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
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- Al Smith used to say, `Let’’s look at the record”
- his name is in all the recordbooks
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
- used in preparing for a performance
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Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
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- they run things by the book around here
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
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- they got a subpoena to examine our books
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BOOK as VERB
- Meaning
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- Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- record a charge in a police register
Usage Example(s)
- The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
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- reserve me a seat on a flight
- The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family
- please hold a table at Maxim’’s
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- register in a hotel booker
Hypernyms(s) book is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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