All related terms of 'books'

A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard . Books contain information, stories, or poetry , for example.

a book

a book containing the names of people to be punished , blacklisted , etc

to keep a record of business transactions

enrolled as a member

(in ancient Rome ) a collection of prophetic sayings , supposedly bought from the Cumaean sibyl , bearing upon Roman policy and religion

to dishonestly change the figures in your financial accounts in order to deceive people

to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise

the books containing the creeds , beliefs , or doctrine of religious groups that have emerged since the Reformation

When you book into a hotel or when you book in , you officially state that you have arrived to stay there, usually by signing your name in a register.

to make a reservation (for); book

An e-book is a book which is produced for reading on a computer screen . E-book is an abbreviation for 'electronic book'.

an electronic book that can be downloaded onto a mobile phone or other handheld device

to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report

A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics .

Bookends are a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row.

to reserve a room for (oneself or someone else) at (a hotel )

to take a period of absence from work due to illness

to leave or cause to leave a hotel

a journal in which all cash or cheque receipts and disbursements are recorded

a booklike case to hold artificial fishing flies

a book containing the pedigrees of breeds of pigs , cattle , etc

a notebook used to note down experiments , hypotheses , etc, of the kind that may be carried out or formed in a laboratory

A log book is a book in which someone records details and events relating to something, for example a journey or period of their life, or a vehicle .

a person or thing without secrecy or concealment that can be easily known or interpreted

A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard . Books contain information, stories , or poetry, for example .

a government publication bound in red, esp the Treasury's annual forecast of revenue , expenditure , growth, and inflation

a document that acts as a record of the regular amounts of money that you have paid as rent for accommodation

a book of maps , sometimes including a gazetteer

A rule book is a book containing the official rules for a particular game, job, or organization.

A stud book is a written record of the breeding of a particular horse , especially a racehorse .

A textbook is a book containing facts about a particular subject that is used by people studying that subject.

something notably surprising , shocking , or unexpected

to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report

If you say that someone has cooked the books , you mean that they have changed figures or a written record in order to deceive people.

to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise

An audiobook is a recorded reading of a book that you can listen to.

a book containing the names of people to be punished , blacklisted , etc

A comic book is a magazine that contains stories told in pictures .

a book in which a student's grades are recorded

A guest book is a book in which guests write their names and addresses when they have been staying in someone's house or in a hotel .

A guidebook is a book that gives tourists information about a town , area, or country.

When you talk about the state of a company's order book or order books , you are talking about how many orders for their goods the company has.

A phone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names , addresses , and phone numbers of the people in a town or area.

a book used by collectors of postage stamps to display and store their stamps

a book used by collectors of postage stamps to display and store their stamps

a book in which details of a business's stock are kept

an ordinary edition of a book sold in the normal way in shops , as opposed to a de luxe or mail-order edition

an official government publication in some countries

a booklet in which all the transactions that take place in a bank account or a company's accounts are recorded