From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhandbookhand‧book /ˈhændbʊk/ ●○○ noun [countable] TCNINSTRUCTIONSa short book that gives information or instructions about something SYN manual the Fiction Writer’s Handbook
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handbook• The course of study is just a list, it is not a handbook for teaching.• Is it primarily a handbook for managers or a review of developments in services for people with learning difficulties?• a handbook on basic psychology• I could have issued a blueprint and handbook had anyone asked.• Each handbook also includes a number of additional assessments.• Healthcare coverage is explained in detail in the employee handbook.• According to the employee handbook, I can fire her next Friday.• There are all kinds of health and fitness handbooks on the market these days.• The polytechnic handbook which I used was not much help and my tutor has told me to ask the librarian for help.• Mackey had seen handbooks on guerrilla tactics, back issues of a racist magazine Guy published.• Writers of standard handbooks are also inclined to dismiss the early evidence.• The students' handbook gives information on how to find accommodation.• a useful handbook for managersFrom Longman Business Dictionaryhandbookhand‧book /ˈhændbʊk/ noun [countable] a book that provides information on a particular subject or explains how to do somethingSYNGUIDESafety regulations are discussed in section 3 of the handbook. 