handbook
noun
a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual.
handbooks
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pluralof handbook.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That includes First Choice’s handbooks for volunteers, training materials, and agreements such as the statements of faith that employees must uphold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
The lawyers invoked an array of dictionaries, grammar usage guides, statutory drafting manuals, and handbooks for reading law, one of which was co-authored by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2023
The Bar Association and the American Psychological Association have also published handbooks for judges and psychologists.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
Eventually we will meet Christopher Walken as Burt, head of Optics and Design, which hangs those paintings and creates the “handbook tote bags,” a sort of joke, since handbooks can’t be taken anywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
While handbooks were helpful, the messages themselves were the best teachers.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
