book
noun
a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
books
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pluralof book.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof book (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
booknouna handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
Example Sentences
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James Daunt, the CEO of Barnes & Noble, received criticism after saying on the “Today” show in May that if customers want to buy AI books, “then we will stock them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Davis has since backtracked, insisting the claims were bluster and were created by a ghostwriter to sell books.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s right there in the medical books, along with Belsey fundoplication, Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty and Keller’s excision arthroplasty: Tommy John surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Gibson often regurgitates messages from personal finance and investing books that he reads, or from YouTube videos he watches about finance for beginners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I went down the stairs with my head down and slipped past the charging desk, which swarmed with patrons clutching books and slips of paper.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
