handbook

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce handbook (audio)
Definition of handbooknext
as in manual
a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbook The great Florentine philosopher didn’t simply create a how-to-rule handbook. — Michael Anton, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 The handbook connects these insights through demographics, education, workforce participation and entrepreneurship. — Ana Valdez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Employees who break the policy can be fired, the school’s handbook states, and students face punishment, possibly expulsion. — Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 Automakers used to assign systems engineers to read the entire New Car Assessment Program handbook, translate dozens of requirements into test scenarios by hand, and run them. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for handbook
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  1. manual
  2. textbook
  3. text
  4. dictionary
Noun
  • The oil should meet the viscosity and API/ILSAC specifications listed in the owner’s manual.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX has requested to keep the photos of the device, along with the user manual, confidential over the next 180 days.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of manual
Noun
  • College makes money tight between tuition, textbooks and other school expenses.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But what troubles him most is not only what has disappeared from textbooks.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of textbook
Noun
  • Also, so much communication now takes place in text and email, where tone can be misinterpreted.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of text
Noun
  • That dictionary someone gave Joe for his big day might have gathered dust on his shelves back in Highgate for a week or so.
    — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After refining their word-swapping dictionary over three months, the ShieldFont creators ended up with a list of nearly 12,000 common words that can be replaced with ligatures.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictionary

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