book (
http://definr.com/book)
n 1: a copy of a written work or composition that has been
published (printed on pages bound together); "I am
reading a good book on economics"
2: (books as a physical objects) a number of pages bound
together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn:
volume]
3: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn:
ledger,
leger,
account book,
book of account]
4: a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on
one edge; "he bought a book of stamps"
5: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or
someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the
record'"; "his name is in all the recordbooks" [syn:
record,
recordbook]
6: a major division of a long written composition; "the book of
Isaiah"
7: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition;
used in preparing for a performance [syn:
script,
playscript]
8: an accounting journal as a physical object: "he bought a new
daybook" [syn:
daybook,
ledger]
v 1: record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked
her when she tried to solicit a man"
2: arrange for and reserve in advance; "reserve a seat on a
flight"; "We booked tickets to the show"; "please hold a
table at Maxim's" [syn:
reserve,
hold]
3: engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for
several concerts in Tokyo"
4: register in a hotel booker