bibles

noun

plural of bible
as in guides

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  1. guides
  2. guidebooks
  3. encyclopedias
  4. dictionaries
  5. references
Noun
  • Infrared guides autonomy The tests centered on a sensor package known as the Legion Pod, which tracked a live T-38 aircraft during flight.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The story that The People’s Beauty Index tells about the industry is that diversity is foundational, hyperlocal recommendations are necessary, and Reddit users see themselves as guides, not aspirational avatars or marketers.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • The Scriptures and textbook are infinitely fresh guidebooks to our unique place in Love’s ever-satisfying divine adventure.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The depth of its riches are laid out in an ambitious recent series of culinary guidebooks by a group called Colima Sabe.
    — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of guidebooks
Noun
  • The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of encyclopedias
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of dictionaries
Noun
  • The most chatter from fans of Roku City — yes, a screen saver has many, many devotees — springs from the Easter eggs, a revolving selection of more than 40 pop-culture moments and nostalgic references that populate the screen.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • No family references existed in the databases to make a DNA match, so the case went cold again.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of references
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