book synonyms

book

n.

  1. A bound volume

    publication, work, volume, booklet, paperback, tome, pamphlet, literary work, reprint, preprint, offprint, hardcover, softcover, text, edition, title, brochure, manual, album, folio, copy, opus, opuscule, vade mecum, monograph, writing, codex, scroll, incunabulum, periodical, octavo, magazine, quarto; see also biography, dictionary, novel.

    Kinds of books include: fiction book, nonfiction book, manual, handbook, enchiridion, children's or juvenile book, primer, reader, grammar, novel, atlas, gazetteer, chapbook, cookbook, guidebook, story book, song book, trade book, reference book, logbook, textbook, workbook, hymnbook or hymnal, prayer book, audio book, catalog, bible or Bible, treatise, libretto, tract, thesis, portfolio, album, dissertation.

  2. A division of a literary composition

    canto, chapter, part, volume; see division 2.

  3. An account of transactions

    record, register, roster, ledger; see list, record 1.

bring to book

reprimand, call to account, demand an explanation; see censure, examine 2.

by the book

according to the rules, properly, correctly, strictly; see accurately, legally 1, officially 1.

in one's book

in one's opinion, for oneself, to one's mind; see personally 2.

in one's good books

in favor, in one's good graces, liked, favored; see approved, favorite, honored.

in the book*

practiced, done, established, prevalent; see known 2.

know like a book

understand, comprehend, be familiar with; see know 1.

make book*

bet, risk, wager; see bet, gamble 1.

off the books

unreported, unrecorded, undocumented; see illegal, secret, secretly.

one for the books*

source of amazement, shock, novelty; see surprise 2.

on the books

listed, noted, set down; see recorded.

throw the book at*

deal out the maximum punishment, charge with every possible offense, be overzealous with; see accuse, punish.

book

v.

  1. To record charges against

    charge, take into custody, prefer charges; see accuse, arrest 1.

  2. To engage ahead of time

    engage, schedule, reserve; see hire 1, maintain 3, program 1.

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