a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers
the telephone directory for the area in which someone lives
an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a computer or a specifically designed handheld device
(in the UK) a report bound in a blue cover and issued by Parliament or the Privy Council
take bets and pay out winnings on the outcome of a race or other contest or event
a society which sells its members selected books, typically at reduced prices
a formal style of handwriting as used by professional copiers of books before the invention of printing
(in a spider or other arachnid) each of a pair of respiratory organs composed of many fine lamellae. They are situated in the abdomen and have openings on the underside
a scrapbook or photo album intended to show its subject to advantage
a book of music containing the basic chord sequences of jazz or other tunes
a book recording the pedigrees of cattle, goats, or other livestock
a book for very small children made of strong cloth that cannot be torn
the title given to any of various official books of economic or political significance
the regulations or standards of behaviour that should be followed in a particular job, organization, or sphere
a summary and analysis of economic activity and conditions, prepared with the aid of reports from the district Federal Reserve Banks and issued by the central bank of the Federal Reserve for its policy makers before a Federal Open Market Committee meeting
a book containing a list of secret contacts, or of the names of people liable to be punished
book (a large quantity of tickets, seats, hotel rooms, etc.) at the same time
a group of people who meet regularly to discuss books that all members of the group have read
a voucher which can be exchanged for books costing up to a specified amount
inadvertently reserve (something, especially a seat or a hotel room) for two different customers or parties at the same time
a book of a kind popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe, containing drawings accompanied by allegorical interpretations
a book in which a surveyor writes down measurements and other technical notes taken in the field
a book in which orders are entered as they are received by a business, especially regarded as a measure of the organization’s success
a book for people visiting a foreign country, listing useful expressions in the language of the country together with their equivalent in the visitor’s own language
(in Japanese classical literature) a type of private journal or diary
a book containing the forms of prayer regularly used in Christian worship, especially a Book of Common Prayer
an annotated copy of a play for the use of a prompter during a performance
an official document entitling the holder to a ration of food, clothes, or other goods
a book used by a business to keep records of quantities of goods acquired, held in stock, and disposed of
a book published by a commercial publisher and intended for general readership
a book of rules, standards, or records, especially an official government report, bound in white
an illustrated literary periodical published quarterly in the UK between 1894 and 1897, associated with the Aesthetic Movement. Often controversial, it contained contributions from writers including Max Beerbohm, Henry James, Edmund Gosse, Arnold Bennett, and H. G. Wells. The art editor was Aubrey Beardsley
a book for recording the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of friends, acquaintances, etc.
knowledge gained from books or study rather than personal experience