book

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

A major division of a long work.

(gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

(informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.

A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.

(theater) The script of a musical or opera.

(usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

(law, colloquial) A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).

(whist) Six tricks taken by one side.

(poker slang) Four of a kind.

(sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.

(sports, by extension) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.

(cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.

(figuratively) Any source of instruction.

(with "the") The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.

(advertising, informal) A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry.