Noun
1. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together);
"I am reading a good book on economics"2. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together;
"he used a large book as a doorstop"3. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded;
"they got a subpoena to examine our books"4. a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge;
"he bought a book of stamps"5. a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone;
"Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'""his name is in all the recordbooks"6. a major division of a long written composition;
"the book of Isaiah"7. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
8. a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made;
"they run things by the book around here"