| bankbook | (noun) a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | Synonyms: passbook |
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| book | (noun) physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | Synonyms: volume |
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| (noun) a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge | - |
| (noun) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) | - |
| (noun) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance | Synonyms: playscript, script |
| (noun) a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone | Synonyms: record, record book |
| (noun) a major division of a long written composition | - |
| (noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made | Synonyms: rule book |
| (noun) a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game | - |
| (noun) a record in which commercial accounts are recorded | Synonyms: account book, book of account, ledger, leger |
| bookbinder | (noun) a worker whose trade is binding books | - |
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| bookbindery | (noun) a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books | - |
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| bookbinding | (noun) the craft of binding books | - |
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| bookcase | (noun) a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books | - |
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| bookcloth | (noun) a woven fabric (usually cotton) used for book covers. | Synonyms: book cloth |
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| bookclub | (noun) a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices | - |
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| bookdealer | (noun) a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books | Synonyms: book seller |
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| bookend | (noun) a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table) | - |
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| booker | (noun) someone who engages a person or company for performances | Synonyms: booking agent |
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| bookfair | (noun) bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause | Synonyms: book fair |
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| (noun) fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books | Synonyms: book fair |
| bookie | (noun) a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) | Synonyms: bookmaker |
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| booking | (noun) the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) | Synonyms: reservation |
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| (noun) employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time | Synonyms: engagement |
| bookishness | (noun) exaggerated studiousness | - |
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| bookkeeper | (noun) someone who records the transactions of a business | - |
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| bookkeeping | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: clerking |
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| booklet | (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet |
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| booklouse | (noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | Synonyms: book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius |
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| booklover | (noun) someone who loves (and usually collects) books | Synonyms: bibliophile, book lover |
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| bookmaker | (noun) a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) | Synonyms: bookie |
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| (noun) a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books | - |
| bookman | (noun) a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines | Synonyms: scholar, scholarly person |
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| bookmark | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmarker |
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| bookmarker | (noun) a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place | Synonyms: bookmark |
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| bookmobile | (noun) a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore | - |
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| bookplate | (noun) a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted | Synonyms: ex libris |
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| bookseller | (noun) the proprietor of a bookstore | - |
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| bookshelf | (noun) a shelf on which to keep books | - |
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| bookshop | (noun) a shop where books are sold | Synonyms: bookstall, bookstore |
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| bookstall | (noun) a shop where books are sold | Synonyms: bookshop, bookstore |
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| bookstore | (noun) a shop where books are sold | Synonyms: bookshop, bookstall |
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| bookworm | (noun) someone who spends a great deal of time reading | - |
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| (noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | Synonyms: pedant, scholastic |
| casebook | (noun) a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work | - |
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| checkbook | (noun) a book issued to holders of checking accounts | Synonyms: chequebook |
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| chequebook | (noun) a book issued to holders of checking accounts | Synonyms: checkbook |
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| cookbook | (noun) a book of recipes and cooking directions | Synonyms: cookery book |
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| copybook | (noun) a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship | - |
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| daybook | (noun) an accounting journal as a physical object | Synonyms: ledger |
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| (noun) a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred | Synonyms: journal |
| guidebook | (noun) something that offers basic information or instruction | Synonyms: guide |
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| handbook | (noun) a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location | Synonyms: enchiridion, vade mecum |
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| hornbook | (noun) a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge | - |
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| hymnbook | (noun) a songbook containing a collection of hymns | Synonyms: hymnal, hymnary |
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| logbook | (noun) a book in which the log is written | - |
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| matchbook | (noun) a small folder of paper safety matches | - |
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| notebook | (noun) a small compact portable computer | Synonyms: notebook computer |
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| (noun) a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda | - |
| passbook | (noun) a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks | Synonyms: bankbook |
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| phonebook | (noun) a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers | Synonyms: phone book, telephone book, telephone directory |
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| playbook | (noun) a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign | - |
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| (noun) a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays | - |
| (noun) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team) | - |
| pocketbook | (noun) a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) | Synonyms: bag, handbag, purse |
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| (noun) pocket-sized paperback book | Synonyms: pocket book, pocket edition |
| (noun) a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money | Synonyms: billfold, notecase, wallet |
| (noun) your personal financial means | - |
| prayerbook | (noun) a book containing prayers | Synonyms: prayer book |
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| promptbook | (noun) the copy of the playscript used by the prompter | Synonyms: prompt copy |
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| roadbook | (noun) a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer | - |
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| schoolbook | (noun) a book prepared for use in schools or colleges | Synonyms: school text, text, text edition, textbook |
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| scrapbook | (noun) an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted | - |
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| sketchbook | (noun) a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn | Synonyms: sketch block, sketch pad |
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| songbook | (noun) a book containing a collection of songs | - |
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| storybook | (noun) a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) | - |
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| studbook | (noun) official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses | - |
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| textbook | (noun) a book prepared for use in schools or colleges | Synonyms: school text, schoolbook, text, text edition |
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| wordbook | (noun) a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) | - |
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| workbook | (noun) a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them | - |
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| yearbook | (noun) a reference book that is published regularly once every year | Synonyms: annual, yearly |
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| (noun) a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students | - |