QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Idioms for book
Origin of book
before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek,Old Norse bōk,German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed
OTHER WORDS FROM book
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British Dictionary definitions for book
book
/ (bʊk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for book
Old English bōc; related to Old Norse bōk, Old High German buoh book, Gothic bōka letter; see beech (the bark of which was used as a writing surface)
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Idioms and Phrases with book
book
see balance the books; black book; bring to book; by the book; closed book; close the books; cook the books; crack a book; hit the books; in one's book; in someone's bad graces (books); judge a book by its cover; know like a book; make book; nose in a book; one for the books; open book; take a leaf out of someone's book; throw the book at; wrote the book on.
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