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book

The word “book” has 1 syllable: book

It's pronounced as /bʊk/

What is synonym and antonym for book?

In the thesaurus, “book” has 175 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for book along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for book

Antonyms for book

Meanings of book

  • noun
    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. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
    6. The script of a musical or opera.
    7. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
    8. 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).
    9. (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
    10. Four of a kind.
    11. A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
    12. (by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
    13. The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
    14. Any source of instruction.
  • verb
    1. To reserve (something) for future use.
    2. To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
    3. (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
    4. To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
    5. To travel very fast.
    6. To record bets as bookmaker.
    7. (law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
    8. To leave.
    9. (with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.
    10. (with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
    11. To be warmed to drying and hardening.
    12. To dry by heat.
    13. To be hot.
    14. To cause to be hot.
    15. To smoke marijuana.
    16. To harden by cold.
    17. To fix (lighting, reflections, etc.) as part of the texture of an object to improve rendering performance.
    18. (with "in" or "into") To incorporate into something greater.

Example Sentences

  • I borrowed a book from the library yesterday.
  • She is writing a book about her travels in Asia.
  • He placed the book carefully back on the shelf.
  • That book has been on the bestseller list for weeks.
  • We read a book together before going to bed.

On this page you'll find 194 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to book, such as: 411, Bible, Good Book, Holy Writ, Polyglot, Scripture, abandon.

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jail

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tablet

  • album
  • bolus
  • book
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  • cake
  • cap
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  • cure
  • dosage
  • dose
  • drop
  • drug
  • folder
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  • lozenge
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  • notebook
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  • pamphlet
  • pellet
  • pharmaceutical
  • physic
  • pill
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  • potion
  • preparation
  • quire
  • ream
  • remedy
  • scrapbook
  • scratch
  • scratch pad
  • sheets
  • specific
  • square
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