Book | Mean of book in English Dictionary

/ˈbʊk/

• Noun
• a set of printed sheets of paper that are held together inside a cover
1. The shelves in his office are filled with books.
2. That's one of the best books I've read in a long time.
3. a novelist who has written some wonderful books
4. a book about plumbing
5. The library has many dictionaries and other reference books.
6. a hardcover/paperback book
7. You can learn many things by studying the great book of nature. [=by studying nature]
• a long written work that can be read on a computer
1. an electronic book
• a set of sheets of paper that are inside a cover and that you can write information on
1. an appointment book
2. an address book

• a major section of a long written work (such as the Bible)
1. the books of the Bible
2. a story that is told in the Book of Job
• a set of things held together inside a cover like the pages of a book
1. a book of stamps
2. a book of matches [=a matchbook]
• the financial records of a business
1. The company's books [=accounts] show a profit.
• the official records of a business or organization
1. I'm sorry, but your name does not appear in/on our books.
• the knowledge or information that relates to a particular subject, person, etc.
1. The book on him is that he can't hit a curveball. [=people have seen and reported that he can't hit a curveball]
• a person or thing that is difficult to understand
1. Even to his closest friends, he was always something of a closed book.
• a person or thing that is easy to learn about and understand
1. My life is an open book. I have nothing to hide.
• to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior
1. The people responsible for these crimes must be brought to book. [=brought to account]
• by following the official rules very strictly
1. My boss insists on doing everything by the book.
2. They ran all the investigations by the book.
• to study or begin studying very intensely
1. I've got to hit the books all weekend if I'm going to pass this test.
• in my opinion
1. She deserves credit, in my book, for much of the company's recent success.
2. He isn't even a good boss, at least not in my book.
• in a state in which you are not liked or treated nicely by someone
1. He remains in her bad books. [=she is still displeased with him]
• in a state in which you are liked or are treated nicely by someone
1. He's trying to get back in his boss's good books by offering to work overtime.
• a very unusual, important, or surprising situation, statement, event, etc.
1. There have been a lot of scandals in local politics over the years, but this is one for the books.
• part of the set of official laws
1. It's an outdated law that's still on the books.
• to punish (someone) as severely as possible
1. The judge threatened to throw the book at him if he committed another offense.
2. I thought I would get off with just a warning, but they threw the book at me.
• Verb
• to make arrangements so that you will be able to use or have (something, such as a room, table, or seat) at a later time
1. We booked [=reserved] a hotel room.
2. They booked two seats at the theater.
3. They booked tickets for a direct flight from London to New York.
4. I booked a table at our favorite restaurant.
5. She booked through her travel agent.
6. We will need to book early.
7. The hotels in the city were booked solid for the conference.
8. The flight was fully booked.
9. The hotel was all booked up for the week.
• to make arrangements for (someone) to do, use, or have something at a later time
1. She booked me on a flight from Oslo to Paris.
2. He was booked to sail on Monday.
• to schedule a performance or appearance by (someone, such as a musician)
1. The band was booked to play at the reception.
2. book a singer
• to write down in an official police record the name of (a person who is being charged with a crime)
1. She was booked on suspicion of murder.
• to write down in an official book the name of (a player who has broken the rules in a game)
1. He was booked for a late tackle.
• to arrive at and be given a room in a hotel, an inn, etc.
1. We booked in [=checked in] shortly after noon.
2. We booked into [=checked into] our hotel shortly after noon.
• learned from reading books and not from experience
1. His schooling provided him with extensive book knowledge/learning.
2. She had plenty of book learning but no hands-on experience.