Definition of books

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • books is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • books is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • books is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of books


  • physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together (noun)

    Examples

    1. he used a large book as a doorstop

    Synonyms

    1. volume
  • a record in which commercial accounts are recorded (noun)

    Examples

    1. they got a subpoena to examine our books

    Synonyms

    1. account book
    2. book of account
    3. ledger
    4. leger
  • the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. al-qur'an
    2. koran
    3. quran
  • a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone (noun)

    Examples

    1. his name is in all the record books

    Synonyms

    1. record
    2. record book
  • a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. playscript
    2. script
  • the sacred writings of the Christian religions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bible
    2. christian bible
    3. good book
    4. holy scripture
    5. holy writ
    6. scripture
    7. word
    8. word of god
  • a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made (noun)

    Examples

    1. they run things by the book around here

    Synonyms

    1. rule book
  • arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb)

    Examples

    1. The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family

    Synonyms

    1. hold
    2. reserve
  • a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game (noun)
  • a major division of a long written composition (noun)

    Examples

    1. the book of Isaiah
  • a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge (noun)

    Examples

    1. he bought a book of stamps
  • a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) (noun)

    Examples

    1. I am reading a good book on economics
  • engage for a performance (verb)

    Examples

    1. Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo
  • record a charge in a police register (verb)

    Examples

    1. The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man
  • register in a hotel booker (verb)

See definition of books in Merriam Webster