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book

book
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo k]
    • /bʊk/
    • /bʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo k]
    • /bʊk/

Definitions of book word

  • countable noun book A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example. 3
  • countable noun book A book of something such as stamps, matches, or tickets is a small number of them fastened together between thin cardboard covers. 3
  • verb book When you book something such as a hotel room or a ticket, you arrange to have it or use it at a particular time. 3
  • noun plural book A company's or organization's books are its records of money that has been spent and earned or of the names of people who belong to it. 3
  • verb book When a referee books a football player who has seriously broken the rules of the game, he or she officially writes down the player's name. 3
  • verb book When a police officer books someone, he or she officially records their name and the offence that they may be charged with. 3

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Origin of book

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed

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Parts of speech for Book

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

book popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

book usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for book

noun book

  • album — An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
  • novel — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
  • publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
  • dictionary — (as modifier)
  • pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.

verb book

  • hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • bill — A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.

Antonyms for book

verb book

  • disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • bow out — If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it.
  • cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.

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