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[1] a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
[2] a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online. See also e-book(def 1) .
[3] a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc.
[4] a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions.
[5] the Book, the Bible.
[6] Music . the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical.
[7] books. book of account.
[8] Jazz . the total repertoire of a band.
[9] a script or story for a play.
[10] a record of bets, as on a horse race.
[11] Cards . the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score.
[12] a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book.
[13] anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: The petrified tree was a book of Nature.
[14] Sports . a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, especially in baseball: The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high.
[15] Stock Exchange . the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house. a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices.
[16] a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco.
[17] Mineralogy . a thick block or crystal of mica.
[18] a magazine: used especially in magazine publishing.
[19] book value.
[20] Slang . bookmaker(def 1) .
[21] the book, a set of rules, conventions, or standards: The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose. the telephone book: I've looked him up, but he's not in the book.
[22] to enter in a book or list; record; register.
[23] to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant.
[24] to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise.
[25] to engage for one or more performances.
[26] to enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register.
[27] to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money): The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing.
[28] to register one's name.
[29] to engage a place, services, etc.
[30] Slang . to study hard, as a student before an exam: He left the party early to book. to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book. to work as a bookmaker: He started a restaurant with money he got from booking.
[31] of or relating to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman.
[32] derived or learned from or based on books: a book knowledge of sailing.
[33] shown by a book of account: The firm's book profit was $53,680.
[34] book in , to sign in, as at a job.
[35] book out , to sign out, as at a job.
[36] book up , to sell out in advance: The hotel is booked up for the Christmas holidays.
[37] bring to book , to call to account; bring to justice: Someday he will be brought to book for his misdeeds.
[38] by the book , according to the correct or established form; in the usual manner: an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.
[39] close the books , to balance accounts at the end of an accounting period; settle accounts.
[40] cook the books , Informal . cook1(def 12)
[41] in one's bad books , out of favor; disliked by someone: He's in the boss's bad books.
[42] in one's book , in one's personal judgment or opinion: In my book, he's not to be trusted.
[43] in one's good books , in favor; liked by someone.
[44] like a book , completely; thoroughly: She knew the area like a book.
[45] make book , to accept or place the bets of others, as on horse races, especially as a business. to wager; bet: You can make book on it that he won't arrive in time.
[46] off the books , done or performed for cash or without keeping full business records: especially as a way to avoid paying income tax, employment benefits, etc.: Much of his work as a night watchman is done off the books.
[47] one for the book /books , a noteworthy incident; something extraordinary: The daring rescue was one for the book.
[48] on the books , entered in a list or record: He claims to have graduated from Harvard, but his name is not on the books.
[49] throw the book at , Informal . to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person. to punish or chide severely.
[50] without book , from memory. without authority: to punish without book.
[51] write the book , to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book.
[52] a number of printed or written pages bound together along one edge and usually protected by thick paper or stiff pasteboard covers See also hardback, paperback
[53] a written work or composition, such as a novel, technical manual, or dictionary (as modifier ) the book trade ; book reviews (in combination ) bookseller ; bookshop ; bookshelf ; bookrack
[54] a number of blank or ruled sheets of paper bound together, used to record lessons, keep accounts, etc
[55] (plural) a record of the transactions of a business or society
[56] the script of a play or the libretto of an opera, musical, etc
[57] a major division of a written composition, as of a long novel or of the Bible
[58] a number of tickets, sheets, stamps, etc, fastened together along one edge
[59] bookmaking a record of the bets made on a horse race or other event
[60] (in card games) the number of tricks that must be taken by a side or player before any trick has a scoring value in bridge, six of the 13 tricks form the book
[61] strict or rigid regulations, rules, or standards (esp in the phrases according to the book, by the book )
[62] a source of knowledge or authority the book of life
[63] a telephone directory (in the phrase in the book )
[64] the book (sometimes capital) the Bible
[65] an open book a person or subject that is thoroughly understood
[66] a closed book a person or subject that is unknown or beyond comprehension chemistry is a closed book to him
[67] bring to book to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his conduct
[68] close the book on to bring to a definite end we have closed the book on apartheid
[69] close the books accounting to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
[70] cook the books informal to make fraudulent alterations to business or other accounts
[71] in my book according to my view of things
[72] in someone's bad books regarded by someone with disfavour
[73] in someone's good books regarded by someone with favour
[74] keep the books to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
[75] on the books enrolled as a member registered or recorded
[76] read someone like a book to understand a person, or his motives, character, etc, thoroughly and clearly
[77] throw the book at to charge with every relevant offence to inflict the most severe punishment on
[78] to reserve (a place, passage, etc) or engage the services of (a performer, driver, etc) in advance to book a flight ; to book a band
[79] (tr) to take the name and address of (a person guilty of a minor offence) with a view to bringing a prosecution he was booked for ignoring a traffic signal
[80] (tr) (of a football referee) to take the name of (a player) who grossly infringes the rules while playing, two such acts resulting in the player's dismissal from the field
[81] (tr) archaic to record in a book

Words related to Booked

bookessay, album, novel, publication, dictionary, pamphlet, text, work, manual, textbook, fiction, volume, edition, magazine, booklet, brochure, writing, copy, tome, paperback

Words nearby Booked

bookboogie-woogie, boogieman, boohai, boohoo, boojum tree, book, book bag, book burning, book club, book end, book gill

Origin of Booked

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

Other words from Booked

book·less , adjective
book·like , adjective
pre·book , verb
re·book , verb
un·booked , adjective

Word origin for Booked

Old English bōc ; related to Old Norse bōk , Old High German buoh book, Gothic bōka letter; see beech (the bark of which was used as a writing surface)

Synonyms for Booked

contracted, engaged, reserved, billed, slated, lined up, locked in