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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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And, as we tend to book in advance, the ONS collected the info on fares in February, so there was no impact from the war.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

For help with that internal navigation, Rebecca Solnit’s moving 2005 book, “A Field Guide to Getting Lost,” proved a better compass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“It might as well have been a new book he was writing.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

It remains one of his favorite mistake fares even though he didn’t book a ticket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I opened the cover of the top book and waved it back and forth.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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