Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z bookless Without a book or books. booklessness The state or condition of being bookless; lack of books. booklet A small or thin book. booklift A device like a dumbwaiter for moving books up and down in a library. booklight A small clip-on light, usually battery-powered, used for reading books in the dark booklike Resembling a book. booklined lined with books bookling A short-length or compact book, typically under one hundred pages. booklist Any list of books. booklore Factual information concerning books, for example regarding such matters as authors and the history of publication and printing. booklouse Any of the small insects that feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocodea. Booklr The community of book and reading-oriented blogs on Tumblr. bookly Of or pertaining to books; literary. bookmaker A person who prints or binds books. bookmaking The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events. bookman One who held bookland. bookmanship Skill in, or appreciation of, the editing and production design of books; being a connoisseur of books; love of books. bookmark A strip of material used to mark a place in a book. bookmarkable That can be bookmarked (stored as a placeholder to be visited again later). bookmarker A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark. bookmarklet A small piece of JavaScript code stored as a URL within a bookmark. bookmatch To match (adjoining wood or stone surfaces) so that they mirror each other, creating the impression of an opened book. bookmate An associate in studying or reading. bookmobile A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection. bookmonger A bookseller. bookname A name, such as of a plant or animal, that occurs in (especially technical) literature but does not have much currency in the spoken language. booknap To steal a book. bookness The quality of being a book. Bookookoorara A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bookout A surname. bookplate A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft. bookpress Synonym of bookcase. bookrack A rack for books; a bookshelf. Bookram A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. bookrest A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading. bookright The right of a will or charter bookroll A continuous scroll bearing the text of a book and able to be rolled up into a cylinder. bookroom A room in which books are kept; a library. bookrunner The main underwriter or manager in equity, debt, or hybrid securities issuances, who syndicates with other investment banks in order to lower the risk. bookrunning The work done by a bookrunner. books Accounting records. booksack Synonym of backpack. bookscape A notional landscape of books or literature. bookseller A person engaged in the business of selling books. booksellerish Characteristic of a bookseller. bookselling The sale of books. bookshelf A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. bookshelve To furnish (a room etc.) with bookshelves. bookshelved Having a bookshelf or bookshelves. bookshelver A person who places or arranges books on shelves in a library, etc. bookshelving Shelving for the storage of books; bookshelves collectively. bookshop A shop that sells books. bookshopkeeper One who operates a bookshop. bookshoppy Resembling or typical of a bookshop. booksona An alter-ego or self-insert character which takes the form of a book; a book persona. bookstack One of a set of bookshelves in a library. bookstaff A letter, a letter of the alphabet, a written character. bookstagram The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books. bookstagrammer An Instagrammer whose account focuses on books and reading. bookstall A table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale. bookstand A small stall where books are sold. bookstock A collection of books that belongs to a library or other institution. bookstop A bookend. bookstore A store where books are bought and sold. bookstorekeeper One who operates a bookstore. bookswap A scheme allowing readers who have finished with books to exchange them with other readers. booksy Pertaining to books. booktastic Fantastic, and in the context of books. Bookternet The online community and subculture of book lovers. booktivist A person who uses what they read in books to help them try to bring about political or social change. BookTok A book- or reading-oriented video on TikTok. BookToker A member of the BookTok community on TikTok. BookTube The community of book and reading-related channels on YouTube. booktuber A YouTube videoblogger who reviews or discusses books. Bookwalter A surname. bookwards Towards a book or books; towards the point of publication as a book. bookware Software that is published in, or distributed with, a book. bookwheel A millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all kept upright on separate shelves as the wheel turns. bookwise In the manner of a book. bookwork Accounting work; book keeping. bookworm Any of various insects that infest books. bookwormish Like a bookworm. bookwormism The habits of a bookworm; avid enthusiasm for books. bookwormy Like a bookworm; studious. bookwright A maker or writer of books; an author. bookwriting The process of writing a book. booky Bookish. bool A Boolean variable (one whose value is either true or false). Boola A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Boolambayte A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Boolarong A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Boolaroo A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia. Boolarra A town in the City of Latrobe, central eastern Victoria, Australia. Boolcarroll A locality in the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. Boole An English surname boolean Of or pertaining to the work of George Boole. booleanize To reduce (data values) to Boolean values, so that each one is either true or false. Booligal A locality in the Balranald council area, Carrathool council area and the Hay council area, south-western New South Wales, Australia. Boolijah A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. booling Egg rolling. Boolite A locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia. booly A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk. boom To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. boomable Capable of or subject to booming boomage A fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs. Boomahnoomoonah A locality in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia. boomaler boor, oaf, bungler Boomanoomana A locality in the Berrigan council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. boombayah Sex. boombox A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. boomburb A rapidly expanding suburb. boomcar A car with aftermarket audio-components designed to achieve an unusually loud volume and often to be heard from outside the vehicle (such as having speakers in the trunk or directly on the exterior). boomdas The southern tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax arboreus. boomer Something that makes a booming sound. boomerang Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang). boomeranger One who throws a boomerang. Boomerangian An age from 504 to 501 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian. boomeranglike Resembling or characteristic of a boomerang. boomerask To ask someone a question, without really being interested in the answer, because the asker really just wanted to answer it themselves immediately after (and share an anecdote or story). boomerasker One who boomerasks. boomercide A hypothetical mass killing of baby boomers. boomerese The (style of) language characteristic of baby boomers. boomerhon A trans woman who looks like an old man. boomerish Characteristic of a baby boomer. boomerism A 19th century movement which campaigned for the extension of the American frontier. boomerist Relating to boomerism. boomeritis A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers. boomers The men's national basketball representative team of Australia. boomerspeak The style of language characteristic of baby boomers. boomersplain To condescendingly explain (something) to a younger person as a baby boomer. Boomey A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. boomhouse A building for housing the operator of the winch that controls a boom which is used to control the flow of logs that float downriver to the sawmill. Boomhower A surname. Boomi A locality in the Moree Plains council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. boomie A barge rigged as a ketch boominess The property of being boomy. booming Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth. boomingly In a booming manner; loudly. boomity A booming sound suggesting repeated or moving explosions. boomless Without a boom. boomlet A small period of rapid growth. boomlike Resembling or characteristic of a boom (period of prosperity or high activity). boomorah The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus). booms A surname. boomsayer A person who makes optimistic projections about the future, especially with regard to economic prosperity and growth. boomshakalaka An exclamation expressing dominance, excitement, joy, or triumph. boomshanka A wish of happiness. boomshoot Syllabic abbreviation of boomer shooter. boomslang A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus. boomster One engaged in booming the market or a political candidate for office; one who works up a boom.