book
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Is book a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of book?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).Examples: "I'm running a book on who is going to win the race."
2. (informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.informal
3. (theater) The script of a musical or opera.Examples: "The guild helps ensure that the ownership and control of the music, lyrics, and book of a show remain in the hands of its authors and composers—not the producers."Synonyms: libretto
4. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.Synonyms: account, recordplural-normally
5. (law, colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).colloquial
6. (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.Examples: "I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night."; "I can book tickets for the concert next week."; "I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up."Synonyms: reservetransitive
2. (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.Examples: "They booked that message from the hill."Synonyms: make a note of, note down, record, write downtransitive
3. (transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.Examples: "I booked a flight to New York."Synonyms: sign up, register, reserve, schedule, enrolltransitive
4. (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.Examples: "The police booked him for driving too fast."transitive
5. (sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
6. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.Examples: "He was really booking until he passed the speed trap."Synonyms: bomb, hurtle, rocket, speed, shoot, whizintransitiveslang
verb (English)
1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past of bakeNorthern-EnglandUKdialectalform-ofpast
Definition source: Wiktionary