'Handbook' definitions:
Definition of 'handbook'
(from WordNet)
noun
A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location [syn: handbook, enchiridion, vade mecum]
Definition of 'Handbook'
From: 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
Synonyms of 'handbook'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ante,
- Baedeker,
- 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,
- Yellow Pages