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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Welcome to the 2025 Los Angeles Chargers offseason handbook.
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
To create an employee handbook easily, use online templates or platforms like SHRM or Workable, which offer customizable guides tailored to small businesses.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.
—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
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
To create an employee handbook easily, use online templates or platforms like SHRM or Workable, which offer customizable guides tailored to small businesses.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
That seems like a play straight out of Reba’s handbook.
—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
See All Example Sentences for handbook
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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