| book | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. book | a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).; "I am reading a good book on economics" |
| ~ signature | a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book. |
| ~ running head, running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book. |
| ~ authority | an authoritative written work.; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" |
| ~ curiosa | books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica). |
| ~ formulary, pharmacopeia | (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation.; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections" |
| ~ trade book, trade edition | a book intended for general readership. |
| ~ bestiary | a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals. |
| ~ catechism | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers. |
| ~ pop-up, pop-up book | a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened. |
| ~ storybook | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children). |
| ~ tome | a (usually) large and scholarly book. |
| ~ booklet, brochure, folder, pamphlet, leaflet | a small book usually having a paper cover. |
| ~ school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges.; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" |
| ~ workbook | a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them. |
| ~ copybook | a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship. |
| ~ appointment book, appointment calendar | a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments. |
| ~ catalog, catalogue | a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things.; "he found it in the Sears catalog" |
| ~ phrase book | a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations. |
| ~ playbook | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays.; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene" |
| ~ prayer book, prayerbook | a book containing prayers. |
| ~ book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" |
| ~ review copy | a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical. |
| ~ songbook | a book containing a collection of songs. |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| ~ yearbook | a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students. |
| ~ das kapital, capital | a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories. |
| ~ erewhon | a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land. |
| ~ utopia | a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. book, volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together.; "he used a large book as a doorstop" |
| ~ album | a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc. |
| ~ book binding, cover, binding, back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book.; "the book had a leather binding" |
| ~ coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table. |
| ~ folio | a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages.; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays" |
| ~ fore edge, foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine. |
| ~ hardback, hardcover | a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers. |
| ~ journal | a record book as a physical object. |
| ~ novel | a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction.; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" |
| ~ order book | a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order. |
| ~ paper-back book, paperback, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book | a book with paper covers. |
| ~ picture book | a book consisting chiefly of pictures. |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| ~ sketch block, sketch pad, sketchbook | a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn. |
| ~ backbone, spine | the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved.; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" |
| ~ notebook | a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda. |
| n. (communication) | 3. book, record, record book | 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" |
| ~ logbook | a book in which the log is written. |
| ~ won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses. |
| ~ scorecard, card | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf).; "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" |
| ~ fact | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened.; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts" |
| n. (communication) | 4. book, playscript, script | a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance. |
| ~ dramatic composition, dramatic work | a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.. |
| ~ prompt copy, promptbook | the copy of the playscript used by the prompter. |
| ~ continuity | a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot. |
| ~ dialog, dialogue | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction. |
| ~ libretto | the words of an opera or musical play. |
| ~ scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work). |
| ~ screenplay | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets. |
| ~ shooting script | the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program. |
| n. (possession) | 5. account book, book, book of account, ledger, leger | a record in which commercial accounts are recorded.; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" |
| ~ record | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction.; "they could find no record of the purchase" |
| ~ cost ledger | ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways. |
| ~ general ledger | the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts). |
| ~ subsidiary ledger | details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger. |
| ~ daybook, journal | a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred. |
| ~ accounting system, method of accounting, accounting | a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts. |
| n. (group) | 6. book | a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (group) | 7. book, rule book | a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made.; "they run things by the book around here" |
| ~ prescript, rule | prescribed guide for conduct or action. |
| ~ rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted.; "he knew the rules of chess" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (communication) | 8. al-qur'an, book, koran, quran | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina. |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ sura | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran.; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" |
| n. (communication) | 9. bible, book, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god | the sacred writings of the Christian religions.; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" |
| ~ religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity. |
| ~ family bible | a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births. |
| ~ vulgate | the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ douay-rheims bible, douay-rheims version, douay bible, douay version, rheims-douay bible, rheims-douay version | an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars. |
| ~ authorized version, king james bible, king james version | an English translation of the Bible published in 1611. |
| ~ revised version | a British revision of the Authorized Version. |
| ~ new english bible | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha. |
| ~ american revised version, american standard version | a revised version of the King James Version. |
| ~ revised standard version | a revision of the American Standard Version. |
| ~ old testament | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ testament | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ new testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ covenant | (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return. |
| ~ eisegesis | personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas. |
| ~ exegesis | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible). |
| ~ text | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon.; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon" |
| ~ gabriel | (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God. |
| ~ noachian deluge, noah's flood, noah and the flood, the flood | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings. |
| ~ demythologise, demythologize | remove the mythical element from (writings).; "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value" |
| n. (communication) | 10. book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ book of genesis, genesis | the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers. |
| ~ book of exodus, exodus | the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. |
| ~ book of leviticus, leviticus | the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents. |
| ~ book of numbers, numbers | the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt. |
| ~ book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy | the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law. |
| ~ book of joshua, josue, joshua | a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses. |
| ~ book of judges, judges | a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges. |
| ~ book of ruth, ruth | a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died. |
| ~ 1 samuel, i samuel | the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David. |
| ~ 2 samuel, ii samuel | the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David. |
| ~ 1 kings, i kings | the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| ~ 2 kings, ii kings | the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel. |
| ~ 1 chronicles, i chronicles | the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC. |
| ~ 2 chronicles, ii chronicles | the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC. |
| ~ book of ezra, ezra | an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of nehemiah, nehemiah | an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of esther, esther | an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre. |
| ~ book of job, job | a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply. |
| ~ book of psalms, psalms | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms. |
| ~ book of proverbs, proverbs | an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon). |
| ~ book of ecclesiastes, ecclesiastes | an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC. |
| ~ canticle of canticles, canticles, song of solomon, song of songs | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later. |
| ~ book of isaiah, isaiah | an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies. |
| ~ book of jeremiah, jeremiah | a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah. |
| ~ book of lamentations, lamentations | an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah. |
| ~ book of ezekiel, ezechiel, ezekiel | an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration. |
| ~ book of daniel, book of the prophet daniel, daniel | an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| ~ book of hosea, hosea | an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies. |
| ~ book of joel, joel | an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies. |
| ~ book of amos, amos | an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies. |
| ~ book of obadiah, abdias, obadiah | an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible. |
| ~ book of jonah, jonah | a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale. |
| ~ book of micah, micah, micheas | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem. |
| ~ book of nahum, nahum | an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh. |
| ~ book of habakkuk, habacuc, habakkuk | an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies. |
| ~ book of zephaniah, sophonias, zephaniah | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah. |
| ~ book of haggai, aggeus, haggai | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of zachariah, zacharias, zechariah | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity. |
| ~ book of malachi, malachi, malachias | an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi. |
| ~ gospel according to matthew, matthew | one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount. |
| ~ gospel according to mark, mark | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ gospel according to luke, gospel of luke, luke | one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life. |
| ~ gospel according to john, john | the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ acts, acts of the apostles | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome. |
| ~ epistle | a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle. |
| ~ book of revelation, revelation of saint john the divine, apocalypse, revelation | the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle. |
| ~ additions to esther | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther. |
| ~ prayer of azariah and song of the three children | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ book of susanna, susanna | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ bel and the dragon | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel. |
| ~ book of baruch, baruch | an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch. |
| ~ epistle of jeremiah, letter of jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry. |
| ~ book of tobit, tobit | an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries. |
| ~ book of judith, judith | an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people. |
| ~ 1 esdras, i esdra | an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah. |
| ~ 2 esdras, ii esdras | an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations. |
| ~ ben sira, ecclesiasticus, sirach, wisdom of jesus the son of sirach | an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect). |
| ~ wisdom of solomon, wisdom | an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC. |
| ~ 1 maccabees, i maccabees | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus. |
| ~ 2 maccabees, ii maccabees | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. book | a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge.; "he bought a book of stamps" |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. book | engage for a performance.; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" |
| ~ schedule | plan for an activity or event.; "I've scheduled a concert next week" |
| v. (social) | 13. book, hold, reserve | 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" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ procure, secure | get by special effort.; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" |
| ~ hold open, keep open, save, keep | retain rights to.; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" |
| v. (social) | 14. book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ fine, ticket | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty.; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" |
| v. (social) | 15. book | register in a hotel booker. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ransom | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. ransom, ransom money | money demanded for the return of a captured person. |
| ~ cost | the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor. |
| n. (act) | 2. ransom | payment for the release of someone. |
| ~ defrayal, defrayment, payment | the act of paying money. |
| n. (act) | 3. ransom | the act of freeing from captivity or punishment. |
| ~ recovery, retrieval | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost). |
| v. (possession) | 4. ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| redeem | | |
| v. (social) | 1. deliver, redeem, save | save from sins. |
| ~ organized religion, religion, faith | an institution to express belief in a divine power.; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" |
| v. (social) | 2. redeem | restore the honor or worth of. |
| ~ reestablish, reinstate, restore | bring back into original existence, use, function, or position.; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" |
| v. (possession) | 3. redeem | to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| v. (possession) | 4. pay off, redeem | pay off (loans or promissory notes). |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (possession) | 5. redeem | convert into cash; of commercial papers. |
| ~ cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| uproot | | |
| v. (social) | 1. deracinate, uproot | move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment.; "The war uprooted many people" |
| ~ displace | cause to move, usually with force or pressure.; "the refugees were displaced by the war" |
| v. (creation) | 2. eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot | destroy completely, as if down to the roots.; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted"; "root out corruption" |
| ~ destroy, destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.; "The fire destroyed the house" |
| v. (contact) | 3. deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot | pull up by or as if by the roots.; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" |
| ~ stub | pull up (weeds) by their roots. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
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