handbook

hand·book

noun \-ˌbu̇k\

Definition of HANDBOOK

1

a : a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual b : a concise reference book covering a particular subject

2

a : a bookmaker's book of bets b : a place where bookmaking is carried on

First Known Use of HANDBOOK

before 12th century

Related to HANDBOOK

Synonyms: textbook, manual, primer, text

Related Words: schoolbook; grammar, reader, speller; tract, treatise; dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook; casebook, encyclopedia, reference; bible, guide, guidebook

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Rhymes with HANDBOOK

bankbook, billhook, black book, blue book, boat hook, cant hook, caoutchouc, casebook, chapbook, checkbook, Chinook, closed book, codebook, cookbook, daybook, duck hook, e-book, fishhook, gang hook, good book, guidebook, hornbook, hymnbook, Innsbruck, jump hook, logbook, make book, matchbook, mouth hook, nainsook, nonbook, notebook, outlook, passbook, Pembroke, phrase book, playbook, pothook, prayer book, promptbook, psalmbook, schoolbook, scrapbook, sketchbook, skyhook, songbook, sourcebook, studbook, stylebook, textbook, trade book, unhook, white book, Windhoek, wordbook, workbook, yearbook