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book

[book] / bʊk /
NOUN
published document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
album booklet brochure copy dictionary edition essay fiction magazine manual novel pamphlet paperback publication text textbook tome volume work writing
STRONG
Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook hardcover leaflet lexicon monograph nonfiction octavo offprint omnibus opus periodical portfolio primer quarto reader reprint roll scroll speller thesaurus tract treatise
WEAK
opuscule preprint softcover vade mecum
NOUN
account; diary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
album list notebook record
STRONG
agenda pad register roster
VERB
register, arrange for
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enter hire line up organize schedule set up
STRONG
bill charter engage enroll make reservation order procure program reserve
WEAK
bespeak pencil in preengage sew up
Antonyms
STRONG
cancel dismiss let go reject
WEAK
bow out free up
VERB
arrest
Synonyms
STRONG
accuse charge
WEAK
prefer charges take into custody
Antonyms
STRONG
exculpate exonerate
WEAK
free let go

Example Sentences

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"This is not news," her teacher noted in the margin of her book.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If I want to read a book, I can read a book,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant open their book User Friendly with the cautionary tale of the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In her school exercise book Marylyn Minett had been writing about the big events of the 1960s: a rocket launch, a volcano erupting and a shopping trip to Merthyr Tydfil with her auntie Pam.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He stoked the spark until it blazed, then curled up in bed with a cup of tea and a book: his favorite story, though the final page was ripped out.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.