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noun

A bound volume
publication, work, volume, booklet, paperback, tome, pamphlet, literary work, reprint, preprint, offprint, hardcover, softcover, text, edition, title, brochure, manual, album, folio, copy, opus, opuscule, vade mecum, monograph, writing, codex, scroll, incunabulum, periodical, octavo, magazine, quarto; see also biography, dictionary, novel.
Kinds of books include: fiction book, nonfiction book, manual, handbook, enchiridion, children's or juvenile book, primer, reader, grammar, novel, atlas, gazetteer, chapbook, cookbook, guidebook, story book, song book, trade book, reference book, logbook, textbook, workbook, hymnbook or hymnal, prayer book, audio book, catalog, bible or Bible, treatise, libretto, tract, thesis, portfolio, album, dissertation.
A division of a literary composition
canto, chapter, part, volume; see division 2.
An account of transactions
record, register, roster, ledger; see list, record 1.

bring to book

reprimand, call to account, demand an explanation; see censure, examine 2.

by the book

according to the rules, properly, correctly, strictly; see accurately, legally 1, officially 1.

in one's book

in one's opinion, for oneself, to one's mind; see personally 2.

in one's good books

in favor, in one's good graces, liked, favored; see approved, favorite, honored.

in the book*

practiced, done, established, prevalent; see known 2.

know like a book

understand, comprehend, be familiar with; see know 1.

make book*

bet, risk, wager; see bet, gamble 1.

off the books

unreported, unrecorded, undocumented; see illegal, secret, secretly.

one for the books*

source of amazement, shock, novelty; see surprise 2.

on the books

listed, noted, set down; see recorded.

throw the book at*

deal out the maximum punishment, charge with every possible offense, be overzealous with; see accuse, punish.

verb

To record charges against
charge, take into custody, prefer charges; see accuse, arrest 1.
To engage ahead of time
engage, schedule, reserve; see hire 1, maintain 3, program 1.

See book in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms

book bespeak engage reserve

These verbs mean to cause something to be set aside in advance, as for one's use or possession: will book a hotel room; made sure their selections were bespoken; engaged a box for the opera season; reserving a table at a restaurant.

See book in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

noun

A printed and bound work:

tome, volume. See words

verb

To register in or as if in a book:
catalog, enroll, inscribe, list¹, set down, write down. See remember
To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance:
bespeak, engage, reserve. See get