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Book

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.

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Verb group 2

Reserve 84% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

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Reserve 84% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

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Broader term 17

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Bespeak 76% connected

To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

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Fact 76% connected

A doing, making, or preparing.

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Product 76% connected

Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…

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Production 76% connected

The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.

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Publication 76% connected

The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulg…

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Quest 76% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

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Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Register 76% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

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Request 76% connected

The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.

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Schedule 76% connected

A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document,…

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Subdivision 76% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Narrower term 31

Album 76% connected

A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.

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Authority 76% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Booklet 76% connected

A little book.

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Brochure 76% connected

A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.

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Card 76% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

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Catalog 76% connected

Catalogue.

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Catalogue 76% connected

A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of the students of a college, or of b…

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Catechism 76% connected

A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.

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Continuity 76% connected

the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers.

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Daybook 76% connected

A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which are recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in their order, and from which they…

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Dialog 76% connected

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Dialogue 76% connected

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

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Epistle 76% connected

A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters.

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Folder 76% connected

One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper.

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Folio 76% connected

A leaf of a book or manuscript.

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Formulary 76% connected

Stated; prescribed; ritual.

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Journal 76% connected

Daily; diurnal.

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Leaflet 76% connected

A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.

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Libretto 76% connected

A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.

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Notebook 76% connected

A book in which notes or memorandums are written.

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Novel 76% connected

Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.

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Pamphlet 76% connected

A writing; a book.

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Playbook 76% connected

A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Scenario 76% connected

A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.

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Schoolbook 76% connected

A book used in schools for learning lessons.

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Sketchbook 76% connected

A book of sketches or for sketches.

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Storybook 76% connected

A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true or false.

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Text 76% connected

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, o…

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Tome 76% connected

As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.

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Yearbook 76% connected

A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congrega…

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Manner of action 4

Fine 76% connected

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Save 76% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

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Ticket 76% connected

A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.

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Derivationally related 10

Booker 74% connected

One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.

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Booker 74% connected

One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper.

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Booklet 74% connected

A little book.

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Booklet 74% connected

A little book.

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Engagement 74% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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Engagement 74% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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Reservation 74% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

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Reservation 74% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

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Entails 2

Procure 72% connected

To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get;…

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Secure 72% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Component part 10

Back 70% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Backbone 70% connected

The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

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Binding 70% connected

of Bind

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Cover 70% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Prescript 70% connected

Directed; prescribed.

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Rule 70% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Signature 70% connected

A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.

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Spine 70% connected

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

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Testament 70% connected

A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.

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Text 70% connected

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, o…

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Containing whole 1

Text 70% connected

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, o…

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Synonym 11

Account book 92% connected

A book in which accounts are kept.

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Bible 92% connected

A book.

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Hold 92% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Ledger 92% connected

A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits fro…

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Leger 92% connected

Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.

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Record 92% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Reserve 92% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

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Script 92% connected

A writing; a written document.

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Scripture 92% connected

Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.

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Volume 92% connected

A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients.

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Word 92% connected

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…

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