Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun book

11 senses of book

Sense 1
book -- (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
       => publication -- (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)

Sense 2
book, volume -- (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
       => product, production -- (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")

Sense 3
record, record book, book -- (a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books")
       => fact -- (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts")

Sense 4
script, book, playscript -- (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
       => dramatic composition, dramatic work -- (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)

Sense 5
ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book -- (a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")
       => record -- (a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase")

Sense 6
book -- (a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game)
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 7
book, rule book -- (a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here")
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 8
Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book -- (the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina)
       INSTANCE OF=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

Sense 9
Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word -- (the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen")
       => sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

Sense 10
book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
       => section, subdivision -- (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")

Sense 11
book -- (a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps")
       => product, production -- (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb book

4 senses of book

Sense 1
book -- (engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo")
       => schedule -- (plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week")

Sense 2
reserve, hold, book -- (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "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")
       => request, bespeak, call for, quest -- (express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service")

Sense 3
book -- (record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man")
       => record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

Sense 4
book -- (register in a hotel booker)
       => register -- (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)