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book 1, noun(dictionary)
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book 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?printed pages?
2 ?to write in?
3 ?set of things?
4 books
5 by the book
6 a closed book
7 be in somebody's good/bad books
8 ?law?
9 ?part of a book?
10 in my book
11 bring somebody to book
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[Language: Old English; Origin: boc]
?PRINTED PAGES?
[C] a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them
::I've just started reading a book by Graham Greene.
::a cookery book
::a special exhibition of children's books
book about/on
::a book about cats
::a cheap paperback book
::I can't afford to buy hardback books.
?TO WRITE IN?
[C] a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them
::a black address book
::a notebook
?SET OF THINGS?
[C] a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover
::a cheque book
books [plural] a) ?ACCOUNTS?
written records of the financial accounts of a business
::An accountant will examine the company's books.
::a small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal)
on the books
::They have ¡ê50 billion worth of orders on the books.
-see also cook the books at cook 1 (3)
b) ?JOBS?
the names of people who use a company's services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people
on sb's books
::an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books
by the book
exactly according to rules or instructions
::She feels she has to go by the book and can't use her creativity.
do/play sth by the book
::The police were careful to do everything by the book.
a closed book
a subject that you do not understand or know anything about
::Chemistry is a closed book to me.
be in sb's good/bad books
informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you
?LAW?
be on the books
if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc
?PART OF A BOOK?
[C] one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into
book of
::the Book of Isaiah
in my book
spoken said when giving your opinion
::In my book, nothing is more important than football.
bring sb to book
to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time
::War criminals must be brought to book.
-see also statute book , take a leaf out of sb's book at leaf 1 (2), read sb like a book at read 1 (16), suit sb's book at suit 2 (5), a turn-up for the book at turn-up (2), throw the book at sb at throw 1 (26)
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WORD FOCUS: book
a book about imaginary events: novel, thriller, mystery, horror story, love story, detective story, whodunit
books about imaginary events in general: fiction, science fiction, romantic fiction, crime fiction, chick lit (informal)
famous or important novels, poems etc : literature
books about real events: non-fiction
a book that gives information: reference book, encyclopedia, textbook
a book about someone's life: biography, autobiography, journal, diary
someone who writes books: writer, author, novelist
a book with a hard cover: hardback (BrE) hardcover (AmE)
a book with a cover made of paper or card: paperback