a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them, fastened together along one edge, usually between protective covers
a literary or scientific work, anthology, etc. so prepared, distinguished by length and form from a magazine, tract, etc.
any of the main divisions of a long written or printed work, as of the Bible
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
the records or accounts, as of a business, kept in such a book or books
something regarded as a subject for study: the book of life
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
studies; lessons
the words of an opera or musical play; libretto
the script of a play
a booklike package, as of matches or tickets
a list or record of bets taken and the odds given, as by bookmakers on horse races