Handbook \Hand"book`\ (-b[oo^]k`), n. [Hand + book; cf. AS.
handb[=o]c, or G. handbuch.]
1. A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual;
a guidebook.
[1913 Webster]
2. A book containing reference information for a specific
field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry.
[PJC] handbrake
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
handbook
n : a concise reference book providing specific information
about a subject or location [syn: enchiridion, vade
mecum]
WordNet (r) 2.0
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "handbook":
Baedeker, Yellow Pages, ante, bet, bibliography, book,
business directory, catalog, checklist, chunk, city directory,
classified directory, compendium, cookbook, cookery book,
directory, enchiridion, field guide, finding list, gradus, guide,
guidebook, handlist, hazard, how-to book, index, itinerary, manual,
nature book, parlay, phone book, play, reference book, road map,
roadbook, shot, stake, telephone book, telephone directory,
travel book, vade mecum, wager
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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