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{ "term": "book", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "His desk was covered with piles of books." }, { "text": "hardback/paperback books" }, { "text": "a book of short stories" }, { "text": "Her name was inscribed in the book." }, { "text": "one of the earliest printed books" } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["latest", "new", "recent"], "… of book": ["copy"], "verb + book": ["flick through", "flip through", "look at"], "book + verb": ["appear", "come out", "be out of print"], "book + noun": ["title", "review", "reviewer"], "preposition": ["in a/the book", "book about", "book on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a written work published in printed or electronic form", "sensetop": "book by somebodybook about somethingbook on something", "labels": "(US English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **read/write/publish a book**" }, { "text": "reference/children's/library books" }, { "text": "a new book by Jacqueline Wilson", "contextForm": "book by somebody" }, { "text": "a book about wildlife", "contextForm": "book about something" }, { "text": "He has written a book on local architecture.", "contextForm": "book on something" }, { "text": "Have you read her latest book?" }, { "text": "Do you want to renew any of your library books?" }, { "text": "His latest book will appear in December." }, { "text": "How many books can I borrow?" }, { "text": "How many books have you got out?" }, { "text": "How many copies of the book did you order?" }, { "text": "I couldn't put the book down." }, { "text": "She looked up from her book and smiled at him." }, { "text": "She's busy writing a book on astrology." }, { "text": "The book is dedicated to his mother." }, { "text": "The collector had many books inscribed to him by famous authors." }, { "text": "There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book." }, { "text": "These issues are discussed in his latest book." }, { "text": "a book for new parents" }, { "text": "a book of walks in London" }, { "text": "a controversial book about the royal family" }, { "text": "a new book from the publishing company, Bookworm" }, { "text": "a survey to find the nation's favourite children's book" }, { "text": "I'm reading a book by Robert Shea." }, { "text": "The book has received some terrible reviews." }, { "text": "a library/hardback book" } ], "topics": ["Education", "Shopping"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["latest", "new", "recent"], "… of book": ["copy"], "verb + book": ["flick through", "flip through", "look at"], "book + verb": ["appear", "come out", "be out of print"], "book + noun": ["title", "review", "reviewer"], "preposition": ["in a/the book", "book about", "book on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a set of sheets of paper that are fastened together inside a cover and used for writing in", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "an exercise book" }, { "text": "a notebook" } ], "topics": ["Education"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a set of things that are fastened together like a book", "examples": [ { "text": "a book of stamps/tickets/matches" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the written records of the financial affairs of a business", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "to do the books *(= to check the accounts)*" }, { "text": "You need to go over the books again; there’s a mistake somewhere." }, { "text": "She does the books for us." } ], "topics": ["Business"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["account"], "verb + books": ["do", "keep", "audit"], "preposition": ["on the books"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a section of a large written work", "examples": [ { "text": "the books of the Bible" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a record of bets made on whether something will happen, somebody will win a race, etc.", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "They’ve opened a book on who’ll win the Championship." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["account"], "verb + books": ["do", "keep", "audit"], "preposition": ["on the books"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that somebody is pleased/annoyed with you", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm in her good books at the moment because I cleared up the kitchen." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to punish somebody for doing something wrong and make them explain their behaviour", "labels": "(especially British English, formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We will ensure that people who commit fraud are brought to book through the courts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "following rules and instructions in a very strict way", "examples": [ { "text": "She always does everything by the book." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop doing something because you no longer believe you will be successful or will find a solution", "examples": [ { "text": "The police have closed the book on the case *(= they have stopped trying to solve it)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a subject or person that you know nothing about", "examples": [ { "text": "Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to change facts or figures dishonestly or illegally", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "His accountant had been cooking the books for years." }, { "text": "Someone was cooking the books." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance only", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "every available method, whether it is honest or not", "examples": [ { "text": "He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be reading", "examples": [ { "text": "She always has her nose in a book." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the record of great achievements in history", "examples": [ { "text": "She has earned her place in the history books." } ], "topics": ["History"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are giving your opinion", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "That's cheating in my book." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(to be) on an organization’s list, for example of people who are available for a particular type of work", "examples": [ { "text": "We have very few nurses on our books at the moment." }, { "text": "Most of the houses on our books are in the north of the city." }, { "text": "We have fifty people on the books." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you describe somebody or their life as an open book, you mean that you can easily understand them and know everything about them", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to understand easily what somebody is thinking or feeling", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be convenient or useful for you/somebody", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Well, if you’re honest and hard-working, that suits our book." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to copy somebody’s behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to punish somebody who has committed an offence as severely as possible", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Get this man down to the station and throw the book at him!’ yelled Curtis." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/bʊk/", "audio": "bo/book/book__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/bʊk/", "audio": "bo/book/book__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved)." }