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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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I said, “I know everyone says they have a book idea. I don’t even know where to begin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He added that many customers were still choosing to book now, because they feared being hit by price rises if they waited.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

And read Brendan Ballou’s excellent book to learn more about what’s at stake.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

She has also recently written a book, “Start With Yourself,” which was released this month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

She gets up from her chair to grab a book from the shelf behind her desk.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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