Synonyms for book
bʊkbook

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1. booknoun

   a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

   "I am reading a good book on economics"

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, volume, account book, record book, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

2. book, volumenoun

   physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

   "he used a large book as a doorstop"

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, volume, account book, loudness, bulk, mass, record book, intensity, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

3. record, record book, booknoun

   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 record books"

   Synonyms:
   disc, phonograph record, platter, account book, rule book, record, disk, phonograph recording, ledger, al-Qur'an, criminal record, book of account, track record, volume, script, playscript, record book, leger

4. script, book, playscriptnoun

   a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, book of account, account book, handwriting, record book, playscript, volume, hand, rule book, ledger, al-Qur'an, record

5. ledger, leger, account book, book of account, booknoun

   a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

   "they got a subpoena to examine our books"

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, account book, playscript, record book, daybook, volume, book of account, rule book, ledger, al-Qur'an, record

6. booknoun

   a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, volume, account book, record book, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

7. book, rule booknoun

   a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

   "they run things by the book around here"

   Synonyms:
   leger, script, volume, account book, record book, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

8. Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Booknoun

   the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

   Synonyms:
   leger, al-Qur'an, volume, playscript, record book, script, ledger, rule book, book of account, account book, record

9. Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Wordnoun

   the sacred writings of the Christian religions

   "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

   Synonyms:
   password, account book, parole, rule book, record, ledger, news, tidings, countersign, watchword, discussion, book of account, sacred scripture, give-and-take, intelligence, volume, leger, script, word of honor, playscript, record book, al-Qur'an

10. booknoun

    a major division of a long written composition

    "the book of Isaiah"

    Synonyms:
    leger, script, volume, account book, record book, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

11. bookverb

    a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge

    "he bought a book of stamps"

    Synonyms:
    leger, script, volume, account book, record book, playscript, ledger, book of account, rule book, al-Qur'an, record

12. bookverb

    engage for a performance

    "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"

    Synonyms:
    reserve, hold

13. reserve, hold, bookverb

    arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

    "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

    Synonyms:
    accommodate, retain, earmark, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, defend, take hold, allow, deem, hold up, arrest, take, have, concord, check, make, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, halt, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, set aside, bind, confine, have got, restrain, withstand, agree, hold in, appropriate, contain, harbour, maintain, guard, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, declare, bear

14. bookverb

    record a charge in a police register

    "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"

    Synonyms:
    reserve, hold

15. bookverb

    register in a hotel booker

    Synonyms:
    reserve, hold

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   • Record
   • Register
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1. novelnoun

   they are similar because both tell a long story.

   the novel she is reading is very interesting.

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. booknoun

   Synonyms:
   work, volume

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. booknoun

   Synonyms:
   volume, tome (ponderous), manual, publication, biograph, monograph, polygraph, anthology

   Associated words:
   bibliography, bibliolater, bibliomania, bibliophobia, format, facture, biblioclast, bibliognost, stichometry, cahier, imprimatur, ex libris, edition, collation, elzevir, bibliophilism, library, collaboration

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1. List of paraphrases for "book":

   paper, workbook, books, livre, pound, free, carnet, buch, accountant, libro, ledger, writers, cahier, accounting, booklet, £, yearbook, delivers, bookie, cookbook, pounds, bible, manual, chaillot, notebook, workbooks, annuaire, textbook, reserve

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1. Chris Lowe:

   There is nothing quite like opening an unfamiliar book that smells like a new memory about to happen.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   A book is not just a collection of pages; it's a treasure trove and an archive of endless possibilities.

3. George Brainard:

   I would say the overall message of the book is ... about how we're all more similar than we are different and about the connection and real honesty and rawness in these images, i feel like (the subjects) are really real, and it really comes across. I feel like they're very open with me in these pictures. I hope that (this) comes across to people.

4. Gary Allen:

   We believe the picture painters of the mass media are artfully creating landscapes for us which deliberately hide the real picture. In this book we will show you how to discover the hidden picture in the landscapes presented to us daily through newspapers, radio and television.

5. Eric Hoffer:

   Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunites for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.