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The correct spelling is book.
How to pronounce book
/buːk/
nounIPA: /buːk/
Say it like: Boo-k
The correct spelling is book. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. For example: "He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book."
Usage Examples
“He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.”
“I have three copies of his first book.”
“Genesis is the first book of the Bible.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- 2.A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
- 3.A major division of a long work.
- 4.A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
- 5.A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
verb
- 1.To reserve (something) for future use.
- 2.To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
- 3.(law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
- 4.To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- 5.To travel very fast.
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