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Word: Book
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved)
bʊk
a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers
Short Definition:written or printed work
Examples:- a book of selected poems
a bound set of blank sheets for writing in
Short Definition:set of blank sheets for writing in
Examples:- an accounts book
a set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together
Short Definition:bound set of tickets, stamps, etc.
Examples:- a pattern book
Word: Book
Speech Type: Verb
bʊk
reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance
Short Definition:reserve accommodation, ticket, etc.
Examples:- I have booked a table at the Swan
- book early to avoid disappointment
make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule)
Short Definition:make official note of offender's details
Examples:- the cop booked me and took me down to the station
leave suddenly
Short Definition:leave suddenly
Examples:- they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked
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