Book
Definition of Book
Pronunciation: bŎkt n. | 1. | A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing. | | 2. | A composition, written or printed; a treatise. | | 3. | A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost." | | 4. | A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.; - often used in the plural; as, they got a subpoena to examine our books. | | 5. | Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set. | | 6. | (Drama) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; - used in preparing for a performance. | | 7. | a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he bought a book of stamps. | | 8. | a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; - used in the phrase one for the book or one for the books. | | 9. | (Sport) the set of facts about an athlete's performance, such as typical performance or playing habits or methods, that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and outside. | | 10. | (Finance) same as book value. | | 11. | (Stock market) the list of current buy and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist. | | 12. | (Commerce) the purchase orders still outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.The Book of Books | the Bible. |
In one's books | in one's favor. |
To curse by bell, book, and candle | See under Bell. |
| v. t. | 1. | To enter, write, or register in a book or list. | | 2. | To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve{2}; also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to book a reservation at a restaurant. | | 3. | To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory. | | 4. | to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect in a crime); - performed by police. |
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