| Main Entry: | textbook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | text |
Synonyms: |
assigned text, class book, course book, primer, reader, required reading, schoolbook, workbook |
| Main Entry: | archetypal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most typical |
Synonyms: |
average, classic, clichéd, conventional, exemplary, hackneyed, model, most characteristic, paradigmatic, prime, quintessential, representative, standard, stereotypical, stock, textbook, trite |
Antonyms: |
atypical, unique |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
Synonyms: |
CEO, arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese, big shot, big wig, boss, brains, brass, buff*, city hall, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment*, exec, executive, expert, feds, front office, governor, guru, ivory dome, judge, kingfish, kingpin, law*, power elite, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, top brass, top dog, top hand, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard |
| Main Entry: | book |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | published document |
Synonyms: |
album, atlas, bestseller, bible, booklet, brochure, codex, compendium, copy, dictionary, dissertation, edition, encyclopedia, essay, fiction, folio, handbook, hardcover, leaflet, lexicon, magazine, manual, monograph, nonfiction, novel, octavo, offprint, omnibus, opus, opuscule, pamphlet, paperback, periodical, portfolio, preprint, primer, publication, quarto, reader, reprint, roll, scroll, softcover, speller, text, textbook, thesaurus, tome, tract, treatise, vade mecum, volume, work, writing |
| Main Entry: | faultless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having nothing wrong with it |
Synonyms: |
above reproach, accurate, blameless, classic, clean, correct, crimeless, errorless, exemplary, exquisite, faithful, flawless, foolproof, guiltless, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, intact, irreproachable, model, on target, perfect, pure, right on, sinless, spotless, stainless, supreme, textbook, unblemished, unguilty, unspotted, unsullied, whole |
Antonyms: |
blemished, flawed, imperfect, tainted |
| Main Entry: | handbook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document giving instruction, information |
Synonyms: |
bible, compendium, directory, enchiridion, encyclopedia, fundamentals, guide, guidebook, instruction book, manual, text, textbook, vade mecum |
| Main Entry: | manual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | book giving instruction |
Synonyms: |
bible, compendium, cookbook, enchiridion, guide, guidebook, handbook, primer, reference book, schoolbook, text, textbook, workbook |
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, correct |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, bull's-eye, certain, close, dead-on, definite, distinct, exact, express, faithful, fit, ideal, model, needed, on target, on the button, on the money, precise, proper, required, requisite, right, sharp, strict, suitable, textbook, to a T, to a turn, true, unerring, very |
Antonyms: |
imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, wrong |
| Main Entry: | text |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | book used in education |
Synonyms: |
assignment, class book, course book, handbook, manual, reader, reference, reference book, required reading, schoolbook, source, syllabus, textbook, workbook |
| Main Entry: | tome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large, scholarly book |
Synonyms: |
classic, great work, magnum opus, novel, opus, publication, reference book, schoolbook, textbook, title, tradebook, volume, work, writing |