book
n 1: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
2: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: volume] 3: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: ledger, leger, account book, book of account] 4: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" 5: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn: record, record book] 6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" 7: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: script, playscript] 8: a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" [syn: rule book] 9: the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina [syn: Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an] 10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word] v 1: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
