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handbook Definition

hand·book (-bo̵ok′)

noun

  1. a compact reference book on some subject; manual of facts or instructions
  2. guidebook (sense )
  3. ☆ a book in which bets are recorded, as on horse races

Etymology: OE handboc, transl. of L manuale (see manual): modern senses infl. by Ger handbuch

handbook Synonyms

handbook

n.

manual, textbook, directory, guidebook, Baedeker, basic text, instruction book, book of fundamentals, enchiridion; see also book 1, manual, text 1.

handbook Usage Examples

Possessives

  • facilitator: Heron, J. ( 1999 ) The Complete Facilitator's Handbook.
  • FSA: The FSA's handbook is available on the FSA website, www.fsa.gov.uk.
  • educator: A clinical educator's handbook is provided in which the learning outcomes are identified.

Converse of object

  • consult: In any case you should always consult the manufacturers handbook for your particular machine.
  • compile: In 1978 Durney et al. , had compiled a Dosimetry Handbook for radiofrequency radiation ( Durney et al. , 1978 ).
  • publish: For the first time our Society has published a handbook to accompany a Swiss Pilgrimage.
  • illustrate: This thoroughly illustrated handbook is the first complete how-to guide to the use of manual medicine techniques for sports injuries.
  • produce: ACRE has produced a very useful handbook " Maintaining Your Hall " .

Preposition: for

  • mentor: The handbook for mentors gives a very clear, full guide to the marking of practice portfolios and assignments.

Adjective modifier

  • indispensable: The result here is an indispensable, easy-to-read handbook for practitioners in all aspects of forestry and natural resource management.
  • departmental: Each department has its own rule on which method you should use, this information will be contained in your departmental handbook.
  • best-selling: Now in its Third Edition, this best-selling handbook is a practical, authoritative guide to more than 600 diseases.
  • practical: Code complete: a practical handbook of software construction.
  • undergraduate: The reading lists are based on course details from the Department's Undergraduate Handbooks.
  • accompanying: An accompanying handbook is also available with the DVD.

Noun used with modifier

  • FSA: We welcome, for example, the acknowledgment by the FSA of the ' gray areas ' it knows exists within the FSA handbook.
  • ASM: ASM Handbooks Online features the complete content of twenty ASM Handbooks, plus ASM desk editions.
  • module: A full module handbook is contained in Appendix 1.
  • student: Please refer to the student handbook for the full details.
  • staff: In any event, the staff handbook is silent on the numbers employed at each location.
handbook Quotes

We have used the Bible as if it was a constable's handbooköan opium-dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are being overloaded.

—Kingsley, Charles

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