Main Entry:

¹book

Pronunciation:

\ˈbu̇k\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English bōc; akin to Old High German buoh book, Gothic boka letter

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory b: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume c: a long written or printed literary composition d: a major division of a treatise or literary work e: a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition —often used in plural <the books show a profit> f: magazine 4a g: e-book2capitalized : bible 13: something that yields knowledge or understanding <the great book of nature> <her face was an open book>4 a (1): the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem <tried every trick in the book> (2): inside information or analysis <the book on him is that he can't hit a curveball> b: the standards or authority relevant in a situation <run by the book>5 a: all the charges that can be made against an accused person <threw the book at him> b: a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account <bring criminals to book>6 a: libretto b: the script of a play c: a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory7: a packet of items bound together like a book <a book of stamps> <a book of matches>8 a: bookmaker b: the bets registered by a bookmaker ; also : the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets9: the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value

— book·ful \ˈbu̇k-ˌfu̇l\ noun

— in one's book

: in one's own opinion

— in one's good books

: in favor with one

— one for the book

: an act or occurrence worth noting

— on the books

: on the records