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How to pronounce book in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms volume
Type of product, production
Has types order book, sketchbook, journal, softback book, coffee-table book, novel, folio, hardcover, notebook, soft-cover, hardback, album, soft-cover book, softback, sketch pad, picture book, paperback book, paperback, sketch block, paper-back book
Derivation booklet


he used a large book as a doorstop.
Type Words
Synonyms account book, book of account, ledger, leger
Type of record
Has types journal, general ledger, daybook, subsidiary ledger, cost ledger


they got a subpoena to examine our books.
Type Words
Synonyms al-qur'an, koran, quran
Type Words
Synonyms record, record book
Type of fact
Has types logbook, card, won-lost record, scorecard


his name is in all the record books.
Type Words
Synonyms playscript, script
Type of dramatic work, dramatic composition
Has types libretto, dialogue, dialog, prompt copy, continuity, promptbook, scenario, screenplay, shooting script
Derivation booklet
Type Words
Synonyms bible, christian bible, good book, holy scripture, holy writ, scripture, word, word of god
Type of religious writing, sacred writing, sacred text, religious text
Has types family bible
Type Words
Synonyms rule book
Type of collection, accumulation, assemblage, aggregation


they run things by the book around here.
Type Words
Synonyms hold, reserve
Type of request, bespeak, call for, quest, ask for
Has types hold open, save, keep open, keep
Verb group reserve
Derivation bookable, booking


The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family.
Type Words
Type of collection, assemblage, accumulation, aggregation
Type Words
Type of section, subdivision
Has types epistle


the book of Isaiah.
Type Words
Type of production, product


he bought a book of stamps.
Type Words
Type of publication
Has types text, storybook, tome, trade book, trade edition, songbook, leaflet, authority, workbook, yearbook, pamphlet, pharmacopeia, phrase book, playbook, pop-up, pop-up book, prayer book, prayerbook, appointment calendar, reference, reference book, reference work, formulary, folder, review copy, appointment book, schoolbook, booklet, brochure, school text, book of facts, catalog, catalogue, catechism, bestiary, text edition, copybook, textbook, curiosa
Derivation booklet


I am reading a good book on economics.
Type Words
Type of schedule
Derivation booker, booking


Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo.
Type Words
Type of record, put down, enter
Has types ticket, fine


The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man.
Type Words
Type of register
Derivation booking, bookable

Examples of book

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Daley tells the Chicago Sun-Times that he's considering whether to write a book.
From the dailyherald.com
He is currently working on a book about the Mossad and the art of assassination.
From the newsweek.com
Tap Room fries, billiards and live rock equals a guaranteed fun time in my book.
From the stltoday.com
This book contains occasional pen-and-ink sketches, which are whimsical at best.
From the stltoday.com
Nearly half the nation's independent book stores have closed in the past decade.
From the thenewstribune.com
Include a children's book set in wherever the traveling kids are going to visit.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Last year my husband gave me two books that he'd gotten in his office book swap.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Children will read a book with the staff and make a recycled craft to take home.
From the news-journalonline.com
If you do not need to read the e-book you can view your training videos instead.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
  • Engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
  • Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
  • Reserve: arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
  • Record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"
  • Record: 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 record books"
  • A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. ...
  • Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host.
  • Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an off-shoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (1987), also known as Excalibur Special Edition.