book
English Thesaurus
1. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | product, production, |
| definition | : | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | album, |
| definition | : | a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coffee-table book, |
| definition | : | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | folio, |
| definition | : | a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hardback, hardcover, |
| definition | : | a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | journal, |
| definition | : | a record book as a physical object (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | novel, |
| definition | : | a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | order book, |
| definition | : | a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | picture book, |
| definition | : | a book consisting chiefly of pictures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | notebook, |
| definition | : | a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | fore edge, foredge, |
| definition | : | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | backbone, spine, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
2. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | product, production, |
| definition | : | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process (noun.artifact) |
3. a major division of a long written composition (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | section, subdivision, |
| definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epistle, |
| definition | : | a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of genesis, genesis, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of exodus, exodus, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of leviticus, leviticus, |
| definition | : | the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of numbers, numbers, |
| definition | : | the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy, |
| definition | : | the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of joshua, joshua, josue, |
| definition | : | a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of judges, judges, |
| definition | : | a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of ruth, ruth, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 1 samuel, i samuel, |
| definition | : | the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 2 samuel, ii samuel, |
| definition | : | the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 1 kings, i kings, |
| definition | : | the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 2 kings, ii kings, |
| definition | : | the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 1 chronicles, i chronicles, |
| definition | : | the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 2 chronicles, ii chronicles, |
| definition | : | the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of ezra, ezra, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of nehemiah, nehemiah, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of esther, esther, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of job, job, |
| definition | : | a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of psalms, psalms, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of proverbs, proverbs, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon) (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of ecclesiastes, ecclesiastes, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of isaiah, isaiah, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of jeremiah, jeremiah, |
| definition | : | a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of lamentations, lamentations, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of ezekiel, ezechiel, ezekiel, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of hosea, hosea, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of joel, joel, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | amos, book of amos, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | abdias, book of obadiah, obadiah, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of jonah, jonah, |
| definition | : | a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of micah, micah, micheas, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of nahum, nahum, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of zephaniah, sophonias, zephaniah, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | aggeus, book of haggai, haggai, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of zachariah, zacharias, zechariah, |
| definition | : | an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | acts, acts of the apostles, |
| definition | : | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | additions to esther, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of susanna, susanna, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | bel and the dragon, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | baruch, book of baruch, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | epistle of jeremiah, letter of jeremiah, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of tobit, tobit, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | book of judith, judith, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 1 esdras, i esdra, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 2 esdras, ii esdras, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | wisdom, wisdom of solomon, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 1 maccabees, i maccabees, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | 2 maccabees, ii maccabees, |
| definition | : | an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | text, textual matter, |
| definition | : | the words of something written (noun.communication) |
4. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | publication, |
| definition | : | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | authority, |
| definition | : | an authoritative written work (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | curiosa, |
| definition | : | books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | formulary, pharmacopeia, |
| definition | : | (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bestiary, |
| definition | : | a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | catechism, |
| definition | : | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pop-up, pop-up book, |
| definition | : | a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | storybook, |
| definition | : | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tome, |
| definition | : | a (usually) large and scholarly book (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | workbook, |
| definition | : | a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | copybook, |
| definition | : | a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | catalog, catalogue, |
| definition | : | a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | phrase book, |
| definition | : | a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | playbook, |
| definition | : | a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | review copy, |
| definition | : | a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | songbook, |
| definition | : | a book containing a collection of songs (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | yearbook, |
| definition | : | a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | capital, das kapital, |
| definition | : | a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | erewhon, |
| definition | : | a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | utopia, |
| definition | : | a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | signature, |
| definition | : | a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | running head, running headline, |
| definition | : | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book (noun.communication) |
5. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | family bible, |
| definition | : | a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | vulgate, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | revised version, |
| definition | : | a British revision of the Authorized Version (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | new english bible, |
| definition | : | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | testament, |
| definition | : | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | text, |
| definition | : | a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | covenant, |
| definition | : | (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | eisegesis, |
| definition | : | personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | exegesis, |
| definition | : | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | gabriel, |
| definition | : | (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | noachian deluge, noah and the flood, noah's flood, the flood, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.phenomenon) |
6. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina (noun.communication)
| part holonym | : | sura, |
| definition | : | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran (noun.communication) |
7. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | fact, |
| definition | : | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | logbook, |
| definition | : | a book in which the log is written (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | won-lost record, |
| definition | : | (sports) a record of win versus losses (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | card, scorecard, |
| definition | : | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf) (noun.communication) |
8. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | prompt copy, promptbook, |
| definition | : | the copy of the playscript used by the prompter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | continuity, |
| definition | : | a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dialog, dialogue, |
| definition | : | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | libretto, |
| definition | : | the words of an opera or musical play (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | scenario, |
| definition | : | an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | screenplay, |
| definition | : | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | shooting script, |
| definition | : | the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program (noun.communication) |
9. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made (noun.group)
| part holonym | : | prescript, rule, |
| definition | : | prescribed guide for conduct or action (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | rule, |
| definition | : | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted (noun.communication) |
10. a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game (noun.group)
| domain category | : | card game, cards, |
| definition | : | a game played with playing cards (noun.act) |
11. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | record, |
| definition | : | a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | cost ledger, |
| definition | : | ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | general ledger, |
| definition | : | the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | subsidiary ledger, |
| definition | : | details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | daybook, journal, |
| definition | : | a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred (noun.possession) |
12. engage for a performance (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | schedule, |
| definition | : | plan for an activity or event (verb.cognition) |
13. record a charge in a police register (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | enter, put down, record, |
| definition | : | make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fine, ticket, |
| definition | : | issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty (verb.social) |
14. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb.social)
| entail | : | procure, secure, |
| definition | : | get by special effort (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | reserve, |
| definition | : | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance (verb.communication) |
15. register in a hotel booker (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | register, |
| definition | : | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions (verb.social) |
16. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet, booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet, |
| definition | : | a small book usually having a paper cover (noun.communication) |
17. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biblical, scriptural, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | biblical, |
| definition | : | in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people (adj.pert) |
18. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | koranic, |
| definition | : | of or related to the sacred texts of Islam (adj.pert) |
19. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | script, |
| definition | : | write a script for (verb.creation) |
20. engage for a performance (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | booking, engagement, |
| definition | : | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | booker, booking agent, |
| definition | : | someone who engages a person or company for performances (noun.person) |
21. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb.social)
| derivation | : | booking, reservation, |
| definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reservation, |
| definition | : | something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bookable, |
| definition | : | subject to being reserved or booked (adj.all) |
22. register in a hotel booker (verb.social)
| derivation | : | booking, reservation, |
| definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bookable, |
| definition | : | subject to being reserved or booked (adj.all) |
23. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet, booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet, |
| definition | : | a small book usually having a paper cover (noun.communication) |
24. the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | biblical, scriptural, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | biblical, |
| definition | : | in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people (adj.pert) |
25. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | koranic, |
| definition | : | of or related to the sacred texts of Islam (adj.pert) |
26. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | script, |
| definition | : | write a script for (verb.creation) |
27. engage for a performance (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | booking, engagement, |
| definition | : | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | booker, booking agent, |
| definition | : | someone who engages a person or company for performances (noun.person) |
28. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb.social)
| derivation | : | booking, reservation, |
| definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | reservation, |
| definition | : | something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bookable, |
| definition | : | subject to being reserved or booked (adj.all) |
29. register in a hotel booker (verb.social)
| derivation | : | booking, reservation, |
| definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bookable, |
| definition | : | subject to being reserved or booked (adj.all) |
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