book

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Meaning

1. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
2. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
3. A major division of a long work.
4. A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
5. (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.
6. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
7. The script of a musical or opera.
8. Records of the accounts of a business.
9. (colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
10. Six tricks taken by one side.
11. (slang) Four of a kind.
12. A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
13. A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
14. The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
15. Any source of instruction.
16. The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.
17. (informal) A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry.
18. The sum of chess knowledge in the opening or endgame.

literary work

betting-book

book of account

note-book

reading matter

specimen copy

Holy Scripture

keep for

make an application

make a reservation

make reservations

sample book

subscribe for

written text

written work

Word of God

story book

make an overture

literary composition

collection of formula

literary production

tee up

Christian Bible

scribbling block

unclutter

instruction sheet

ola manuscript

vertical stroke register

style-book

specification sheets

Tomo

anything made of paper

advance copy

apply for

arrange for

budget for

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʊk/

From Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Eclipsed non-native Middle English livret, lyveret (“book, booklet”) from Old French livret (“book, booklet”). Bookmaker sense by clipping.

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bake

1. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
2. To be cooked in an oven.
3. To be warmed to drying and hardening.
4. To dry by heat.
5. To be hot.
6. To cause to be hot.
7. (slang) To smoke marijuana.
8. (obsolete) To harden by cold.
9. To fix (lighting, reflections, etc.) as part of the texture of an object to improve rendering performance.
10. To incorporate into something greater.