A handbook is a book that gives you advice and instructions about a particular subject, tool, or machine.
...handbooks on grammar.
Synonyms: guidebook, guide, manual, instruction book More Synonyms of handbook
handbook in British English
(ˈhændˌbʊk)
noun
a reference book listing brief facts on a subject or place or directions for maintenance or repair, as of a car
a tourists' handbook
handbook in American English
(ˈhændˌbʊk)
noun
1.
a compact reference book on some subject; manual of facts or instructions
2.
guidebook (sense 1)
3. US
a book in which bets are recorded, as on horse races
Word origin
OE handboc, transl. of L manuale (see manual): modern senses infl. by Ger handbuch
Examples of 'handbook' in a sentence
handbook
The same kind of notice can be published in an employee handbook or policy manual.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is advisable to include your policies and procedures in an employee handbook.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The handbook also offers advice on how councils can be more entrepreneurial.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's like any normal handbook for a car.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Check your car 's handbook for details.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is a handbook of advice for speaking in public, a useful trove of information.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Second, the employee handbook can be a vehicle for transmitting and reinforcing the values that the employer hopes will shape the organizational culture.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Try the simple elimination diet at a time when the pollen count 56 The allergy handbook is high.
Mumby, Keith The Allergy Handbook (1988)
Finally, the employee handbook can be used to inform employees of their procedural rights in disciplinary situations and how disputes of all kinds may be resolved.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
But plainly you really should read the handbook before saying to your friends in the car: 'Watch this.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Alternatively the instructions for changing the setup are in your car 's handbook,in the audio section at the back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
handbook
British English: handbook /ˈhændˌbʊk/ NOUN
A handbook is a book giving advice or instructions on how to do a practical task.
...a handbook on growing vegetables.
American English: handbook
Arabic: دَلِيل
Brazilian Portuguese: manual
Chinese: 手册
Croatian: priručnik
Czech: příručka
Danish: håndbog
Dutch: handboek
European Spanish: manual
Finnish: käsikirja
French: manuel
German: Handbuch
Greek: εγχειρίδιο
Italian: manuale
Japanese: ハンドブック
Korean: 안내서
Norwegian: håndbok
Polish: podręcznik przewodnik
European Portuguese: manual
Romanian: manual
Russian: справочник
Latin American Spanish: manual
Swedish: handbok
Thai: หนังสือคู่มือ
Turkish: referans kitabı
Ukrainian: довідник
Vietnamese: sổ tay hướng dẫn
Chinese translation of 'handbook'
handbook
(ˈhændbuk)
n(c)
手册(冊) (shǒucè) (本, běn)
(noun)
Definition
a reference manual giving practical information on a subject
It would be wise to purchase a handbook on the subject.
Synonyms
guidebook
They published a series of guidebooks to American politics.
guide
Our 10-page guide will help you change your life for the better.
manual
the instruction manual
instruction book
Baedeker
vade mecum
Additional synonyms
in the sense of guide
Definition
a book that explains the basics of a subject or skill
Our 10-page guide will help you change your life for the better.