The meaning of Book

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

verb

Be evidence of; indicate.

Usage examples:

The attractive tree-lined road bespoke money

verb

To suggest or show

Usage examples:

His letter bespeaks his willingness to help.

noun

A cover for holding magazines or loose sheets of paper together.

Usage examples:

What covers my binders, folders, notebooks, and textbooks?

noun

A stiff cover that can hold loose papers, often having a part that fastens them

Usage examples:

A three-ring binder

noun

A short document showing an agreement between a buyer and a seller, used for a short period while the complete document is being prepared

Usage examples:

A binder agreement, in the case of a real estate purchase, a binder contains the basic terms of the…

noun

An exercise book or notebook.

Usage examples:

And so i pen down my thoughts in these cahiers which no one will open they are the additional suppl…

noun

A written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a city, company, or university is founded or its rights and privileges defined.

Usage examples:

The town received a charter from the emperor

verb

Grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body).

Usage examples:

The company was chartered in 1864

noun

A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

Usage examples:

A vast chronicle of spanish history

verb

Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

Usage examples:

His work chronicles 20th-century migration

noun

A record of events in the order in which they happened

Usage examples:

This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire’s downfall that i have seen., infml the diary…

noun

A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

Usage examples:

His travelling companion

verb

Accompany.

Usage examples:

He is companioned by a pageboy

noun

A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.

Usage examples:

The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

noun

An account book in which a day's transactions are entered for later transfer to a ledger.

Usage examples:

Daniel burnap's daybooks and ledgers record the sale of forty-nine clocks over a twenty-year period.

noun

A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.

Usage examples:

In either case, keep a diary or other written record of events.

noun

A person’s private record of events, thoughts, feelings, etc., that are written down every day, or a book where such things are recorded

Usage examples:

That's my private diary - you shouldn't be reading it., we kept a food-and-exercise diary and measu…

noun

A book or piece of software with a space or page for each day, in which you record future arrangements, meetings, etc.

Usage examples:

In sb's diary is there anything in your diary for tomorrow afternoon?, please check the appointment…

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

phrasal verb

Make arrangements for

verb

To repair or adjust something

Usage examples:

I’ll fix that broken chair today., i need to fix my hair., let’s fix a date for our next meeting., …

verb

To repair something or solve a problem

Usage examples:

They have fixed the bugs in the software., a restaurant would have 48 hours to fix the problem or t…

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

noun

A book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Usage examples:

A handbook of poisonous plants

noun

A book that contains advice about how to do something or information about esp. an organization

Usage examples:

The student handbook describes all the campus activities.

noun

A book that contains instructions about how to do or use something or important information about a subject

Usage examples:

A company/department/employee handbook

adjective

(of a book) bound in stiff covers.

Usage examples:

A hardback edition

noun

A book bound in stiff covers.

Usage examples:

Pimlico, noted for its paperback editions of previously published hardbacks, is making a name for i…

verb

Obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.

Usage examples:

We flew to san diego, hired a car, and headed for las vegas

noun

The action of hiring someone or something.

Usage examples:

Car hire is recommended

noun

A small pad or notebook used for notes or jottings.

Usage examples:

Dressed in black, and feverishly scribbling notes in leather-bound jotters, it was hard not to noti…

noun

A small book used for making notes in

noun

A newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity.

Usage examples:

Medical journals

verb

Write in a journal or diary.

Usage examples:

I journaled extensively during both periods

noun

A magazine or newspaper, esp. one that deals with a particular subject

Usage examples:

A scientific journal, the wall street journal, he kept a journal for over 50 years.

phrasal verb

Provide a service or amenity.

Usage examples:

The council provides a grant to lay on a bus

phrasal verb

Require someone to endure or deal with a responsibility or difficulty.

Usage examples:

This is an absurdly heavy guilt trip to lay on anyone

phrasal verb

To provide something for a group of people

Usage examples:

They lay on free entertainment at the club every day., they laid on a wonderful buffet after the we…

noun

A book or other collection of financial accounts.

Usage examples:

The total balance of the purchases ledger

verb

Fish using a ledger.

Usage examples:

The only reason i can think of for using a short ledgering rod is if overhanging trees are troubles…

noun

A book in which items are regularly recorded, esp. business activities and money received or paid

noun

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Usage examples:

She tripped over a fallen log

verb

Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.

Usage examples:

The incident has to be logged

noun

Short for logarithm.

Usage examples:

Log values

noun

An official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft.

noun

An official document that records information about a car and the people who have owned it

adjective

Relating to or done with the hands.

Usage examples:

Manual dexterity

noun

A book giving instructions or information.

Usage examples:

A computer manual

adjective

Done or operated with the hands

Usage examples:

The mail can be sorted faster by machine then by manual sorting., he has callouses on his hands fro…

noun

A small book with blank or ruled pages for writing notes in.

Usage examples:

He copied the number into his notebook

noun

A book of paper for writing on

Usage examples:

She wrote everything down in her notebook.

noun

A very small computer that you can carry with you easily

Usage examples:

Our latest stylish ultra-mobile notebook, a journalist's notebook, she kept a record in a little no…

noun

A pad of blank or ruled pages for writing notes on.

Usage examples:

I take notes pretty frequently on notepads, but i almost never write entire stories by longhand.

noun

A set of sheets of paper joined at the top edge, for writing on

Usage examples:

A plain/ruled notepad, a reporter's notepad

noun

A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

Usage examples:

The novels of jane austen

adjective

Interestingly new or unusual.

Usage examples:

He hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems

noun

A long, printed story about imaginary characters and events

Usage examples:

Literary/romance novels, a novel idea/suggestion

noun

A separate composition or set of compositions.

Usage examples:

Although some composers still assign opus numbers to keep track of their output, it is no longer cu…

noun

A piece of music written by a particular musician and given a number relating to the order in which it was published

Usage examples:

Carl nielsen's opus 43 quintet, he showed us his latest opus, a truly awful painting of a vase of f…

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Usage examples:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Usage examples:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Usage examples:

He heard the pad of feet

noun

A book bound in stiff paper or flexible card.

Usage examples:

The shelves were stacked with well-thumbed paperbacks

adjective

(of a book) bound in stiff paper or flexible card.

Usage examples:

The paperback edition of her biography

noun

A notebook.

Usage examples:

A record of the caution shall be made in the officer's pocketbook

noun

A bag, often with a handle or a strap going over the shoulder, used esp. by women for carrying money and small items such as keys

Usage examples:

I have a map in my pocketbook., the sales tax hits consumers in the pocketbook.

verb

Arrange or agree upon (something) in advance.

Usage examples:

Without telephones, it was not possible to prearrange meetings

noun

A set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim.

Usage examples:

An extensive programme of reforms

verb

Provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task.

Usage examples:

It is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols

noun

An officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something

Usage examples:

There is no graduate training programme for new recruits., a programme to do sth housing market ren…

noun

The preparation and issuing of a book, journal, or piece of music for public sale.

Usage examples:

The publication of her first novel

noun

A book, magazine, newspaper, or document, or the act of making information or writing available, esp. in a printed form

Usage examples:

[ c ] his writing appears frequently in french, mexican, and canadian publications., [ u ] the publ…

noun

The act of making information, stories, or pictures available to people either in books, newspapers, magazines, etc. or online

Usage examples:

They secured a high court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement., the ca…

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

noun

A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.

Usage examples:

We have drawn up an engineering schedule

verb

Arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time.

Usage examples:

The release of the single is scheduled for april

verb

A list of times at which things are planned to occur

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

noun

A fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.

Usage examples:

Slate quarries

verb

Cover (something, especially a roof) with slates.

Usage examples:

He was working for his father slating a new roof

noun

A dark gray rock that can be divided into wide, flat, thin pieces

Usage examples:

The republicans are expected to announce their slate tomorrow., the festival is slated to run here …

noun

A book bound in stiff paper or flexible card; a paperback.

Usage examples:

The book is available in softback at e25 and hardback at e40.

adjective

(of a book) bound in stiff paper or flexible card; paperback.

adjective

(a book) with a cover that can bend

noun

A book containing a story or collection of stories intended for children.

Usage examples:

The saga of tiny things abounds in children's rhymes, songs, storybooks and protected collections.

noun

A chart showing the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or aircraft.

Usage examples:

These itineraries are subject to bus timetables

verb

Schedule (something) to take place at a particular time.

Usage examples:

German lessons were timetabled on wednesday and friday

noun

A list of the times when particular activities or events will happen; schedule

Usage examples:

An election is expected in one or two years, although no timetable has been announced.

noun

The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.

Usage examples:

The author and title of the book

verb

Give a name to (a book, composition, or other work).

Usage examples:

A report titled the lost land

noun

A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one.

Usage examples:

A weighty tome

combining form

Denoting an instrument for cutting.

Usage examples:

Microtome

noun

A large, heavy book

noun

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

Usage examples:

His treatise on scottish political theory

noun

A formal piece of writing that deals with a particular subject

Usage examples:

A medical treatise

noun

A book forming part of a work or series.

Usage examples:

A biography of george bernard shaw in three volumes

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork

noun

A cheap novel in a yellow board binding.

Usage examples:

There is some wear but generally this is a very good copy of a yellowback.