Nouns

(n)booka written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)“I am reading a good book on economics”
(n)book, volumephysical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together“he used a large book as a doorstop”
(n)record, record book, booka 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 record books”
(n)script, book, playscripta written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
(n)ledger, leger, account book, book of account, booka record in which commercial accounts are recorded“they got a subpoena to examine our books”
(n)booka collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game
(n)book, rule booka collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made“they run things by the book around here”
(n)booka major division of a long written composition“the book of Isaiah”
(n)booka number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge“he bought a book of stamps”

Verbs

(v)bookengage for a performance“Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo”
(v)reserve, hold, bookarrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance“reserve me a seat on a flight”, “The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family”, “please hold a table at Maxim's”
(v)bookrecord a charge in a police register“The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man”
(v)bookregister in a hotel booker