recipe book

noun

: a book of directions explaining how to prepare and cook various kinds of food : a cookbook

Examples of recipe book in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
This make-ahead side is a staple in any Southern host's recipe book. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 To fund the move, André published a recipe book of Swiss treats. — Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025 One way to think about sequencing is to imagine a virus or bacteria’s genome as a recipe book. — Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 12 May 2026 My friends gifted me a recipe book for my birthday with dozens of their own family favorite recipes. — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recipe book

Rhymes for recipe book

See All Rhymes for recipe book

Browse Nearby Words

recipe
recipe book
recipher
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Recipe book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recipe%20book. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All