book
n 1: a copy of a written work or composition that has been
published (printed on pages bound together); "I am
reading a good book on economics"
2: a book as a physical object: a number of pages bound
together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: {volume}]
3: 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 recordbooks" [syn: {record},
{recordbook}]
4: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a performance [syn: {script}, {playscript}]
5: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: {ledger}, {leger},
{account book}, {book of account}]
6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of
Isaiah"
7: an accounting book as a physical object: "he bought a new
daybook" [syn: {daybook}, {ledger}]
8: a number sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on
one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
v 1: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for
several concerts in Tokyo"
2: arrange for and reserve in advance; "reserve a seat on a
flight"; "We booked tickets to the show"; "please hold a
table at Maxim's" [syn: {reserve}, {hold}]
3: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked
her when she tried to solicit a man"
4: register in a hotel booker