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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Both books are living archives that name the dead and artfully discuss systemic injustice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The newly reimagined spaces include an en suite den, a “doll-house-like library” filled with first-edition books, the window-filled great room, and a “fish bowl” office connected to the primary suite.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Jurors often choose to speak out - some even write books - after high-profile cases like that of Clancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
To resolve Navier-Stokes, they sent 2.7 million messages and used 130 billion output tokens—the rough equivalent of a million books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
At nine, we hauled a backpack filled with apples and books to read beneath pine trees that provided shelter from the summer heat.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
