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
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a handbook of grammar
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That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
The handbook recommends pilots experiencing spatial disorientation rely on their instruments over visual information and transfer control to another pilot, since two people rarely experience these illusions at the same time.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Project 2025’s handbook’s DEI recommendations fit into four main categories:
Abolishing DEI offices and personnel in the federal government.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The handbook encourages school leaders to design their device policies with the educators, parents and students and to make sure that any new policy is paired with an emphasis on safe and healthy digital citizenship.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
The handbook recommends pilots experiencing spatial disorientation rely on their instruments over visual information and transfer control to another pilot, since two people rarely experience these illusions at the same time.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Project 2025’s handbook’s DEI recommendations fit into four main categories:
Abolishing DEI offices and personnel in the federal government.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The handbook encourages school leaders to design their device policies with the educators, parents and students and to make sure that any new policy is paired with an emphasis on safe and healthy digital citizenship.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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