handbook
noun
hand·book ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k 
1
a
: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
b
: a concise reference book covering a particular subject
2
a
: a bookmaker's book of bets
b
: a place where bookmaking is carried on
Synonyms
- manual
- primer
- text
- textbook
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His message to the Bruins sounds more like something out of a psychologist’s handbook than a coach’s playbook. 
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 To promote transparency, GitLab provides an evolving 2,000-page handbook, meant to serve as a searchable document for workers’ questions. Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Among Robinson’s literary antecedents for The High Sierra is an unpublished handbook that Kenneth Rexroth wrote for the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, circa 1939, called Camping in the Western Mountains. Verlyn Klinkenborg, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Congress was debating this amendment in the summer of 1976, exactly when the LDS Church first issued its handbook supplement detailing exceptions for rape and medical emergencies. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022 Though Gross' handbook postdates Holmes, there's no evidence to support the popular claim that he was directly inspired by him -- or vice versa. Roy Schwartz, CNN, 20 May 2022 According to Medina Valley’s Athletic Department handbook, such an alternative travel arrangement must be approved prior to the game. Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2022 Because the closing the court and handbook items were taken off the agenda, Hardaway said, people who wished to speak on them wouldn’t be able. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Air raid drills are held regularly in Taiwan, and officials are revising a civil defense handbook that was issued earlier this year. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 See More
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 To promote transparency, GitLab provides an evolving 2,000-page handbook, meant to serve as a searchable document for workers’ questions. Danielle Abril, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Among Robinson’s literary antecedents for The High Sierra is an unpublished handbook that Kenneth Rexroth wrote for the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, circa 1939, called Camping in the Western Mountains. Verlyn Klinkenborg, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Congress was debating this amendment in the summer of 1976, exactly when the LDS Church first issued its handbook supplement detailing exceptions for rape and medical emergencies. The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022 Though Gross' handbook postdates Holmes, there's no evidence to support the popular claim that he was directly inspired by him -- or vice versa. Roy Schwartz, CNN, 20 May 2022 According to Medina Valley’s Athletic Department handbook, such an alternative travel arrangement must be approved prior to the game. Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2022 Because the closing the court and handbook items were taken off the agenda, Hardaway said, people who wished to speak on them wouldn’t be able. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Air raid drills are held regularly in Taiwan, and officials are revising a civil defense handbook that was issued earlier this year. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
handbook
noun
hand·book ˈhand-ˌbu̇k
: a book of facts usually about one subject
handbooks
noun
as in manuals
a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar Synonyms & Similar Words
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