Meaning

• A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

  "He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book."

• 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.

  "I have three copies of his first book."

• A major division of a long work.

  "Genesis is the first book of the Bible."

• A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

  "I'm running a book on who is going to win the race."

• A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.

  "a book of raffle tickets"

• The script of a musical or opera.

• (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

• 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).

• (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.

• Four of a kind

• A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.

• (by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.

• The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.

• Any source of instruction.