noun

1. 1. a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them, fastened together along one edge, usually between protective covers
   2. a literary or scientific work, anthology, etc. so prepared, distinguished by length and form from a magazine, tract, etc.
2. any of the main divisions of a long written or printed work, as of the Bible
3. 1. a set of blank or ruled sheets or printed forms bound in a tablet, for the entry of accounts, records, notes, etc. an account book
   2. the records or accounts, as of a business, kept in such a book or books
4. something regarded as a subject for study the book of life
5. the body of facts, traits, or circumstances connected with a person or subject, esp. as being understandable, evident, etc. [an open book] or obscure, done with, etc. a closed book
6. studies; lessons
7. 1. the words of an opera or musical play; libretto
   2. the script of a play
8. a booklike package, as of matches or tickets
9. 1. a list or record of bets taken and the odds given, as by bookmakers on horse races
   2. Slang bookmaker (sense )
10. Bridge a certain number of tricks that must be won before additional tricks count in the score; specif., the first six tricks won by the declarer

Etymology: ME bok < OE boc, pl. bec < PGmc *bokiz, beech, beechwood tablets carved with runes < IE *bhagos, beech > beech, Gr phagos, L fagus

transitive verb

1. to record in a book; list
2. to engage ahead of time, as rooms, transportation, performers or performances, etc.
3. to record charges against on a police record
4. to take (bets) as a bookmaker

adjective