handbook

CEFRB1

/ˈhændˌbʊk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small book giving useful information or instructions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place where illicit bets can be placed.

Examples

  • Tom spent the afternoon reading a survival handbook.

  • This is a good handbook.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈheənd-]
  • /ˈhandˌbɵk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.

More examples

In context

  • I consulted the handbook.

  • Persons subject to his rule can be found operating, in addition to the wire service, wire service relays, handbooks, gambling houses, prostitution establishments, coin-operated device companies, bars, restaurants, night clubs, motels, […]

  • The extent of the business done in this line is not understood by those who have not looked into it. In New York there are 50 pool rooms and 500 handbooks; in East St. Louis, 20 handbooks; in Chicago, 5 pool rooms and 200 handbooks; […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English handbok, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), possibly reinforced as a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). By surface analysis, hand + book. Compare West Frisian hânboek (“handbook”), Dutch handboek (“handbook”), German Low German Handbook (“handbook”), Danish håndbog (“handbook”), Swedish handbok (“handbook”), Icelandic handbók (“handbook”).