Handbook

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handbook
       n : a concise reference book providing specific information
           about a subject or location [syn: {enchiridion}, {vade
           mecum}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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