| 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 |
| (verb) engage for a performance | - |
| (verb) record a charge in a police register | - |
| (verb) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | Synonyms: hold, reserve |
| (verb) register in a hotel booker | - |
| bookable | (adjective) subject to being reserved or booked | - |
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| 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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| booked | (adjective) reserved in advance | Synonyms: engaged, set-aside |
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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 |
| bookish | (adjective) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading | Synonyms: studious |
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| 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 |