handbook

[ hand-book ]

noun

1. a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual:

   a handbook of radio.

2. a guidebook for travelers:

   a handbook of Italy.

3. a reference book in a particular field:

   a medical handbook.

4. a scholarly book on a specific subject, often consisting of separate essays or articles:

   a handbook of lectures on criticism.

handbook

/ ˈhændˌbʊk /

noun

1. a reference book listing brief facts on a subject or place or directions for maintenance or repair, as of a car

   a tourists' handbook

Word History and Origins

Origin of handbook¹

Translation of German Handbuch

Example Sentences

Still a student, he has recently launched both a handbook, Mind the Gap, and Hutano, a new online platform intended to empower people with knowledge about their health.

From Time

Then came the student handbook, laying out the rules and expectations for a Milton Hershey student — “Bigger than a hoagie,” he joked.

From ProPublica

The handbook says vans will be replaced at “approximately 7 years or 150,000 miles.”

From ProPublica

It often felt as if other students were given a handbook that I couldn’t find.

From Washington Post

The strategies would be packed into a handbook to help transit agencies statewide, “particularly those in rural areas,” according to the FTA’s description of the project.

From Washington Post

It only takes one glance of Alton's Ebola Survival Handbook to recognize the real threat: him.

From The Daily Beast

His book, ‘Ebola Survival Handbook,’ is already a bestseller.

From The Daily Beast

When the PERF report was finally released, alongside it was a brand new use-of-force policy handbook (PDF).

From The Daily Beast

The Jewish/Israel lobby will have to throw away its handbook.

From The Daily Beast

In the 1970s, he wrote a book called Handbook on Abortion, which he updated and republished in seven editions over the years.

From The Daily Beast

The matter came to a crisis yesterday, when one of them produced a handbook on British regiments and their histories.

From Project Gutenberg

I quote from the Lawn-Tennis Association handbook for the dimensions of the court.

From Project Gutenberg

Here is yet one more handbook of the subject presenting in a series of rough plates a complete sequence of the cards.

From Project Gutenberg

To cover the whole field of glass-blowing in a small handbook would be impossible.

From Project Gutenberg

Francesco Tonnelli's book is a worthless mixture of a biobibliographical dictionary and a bibliographical handbook.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• directory
• guidebook
• manual
• text
• textbook