rulebook
US/ˌɹulˌbʊk/
rulebook noun: a book containing a set of rules.
Noun
rulebook (plural rulebooks)
- A book containing a set of rules.
- In our rapidly changing business environment, rulebooks swiftly become redundant, and businesses must rely on their senior executives to be confident in their decisions.2012 August 30, Rose Hoare, “How seeing the big picture could bring success, fulfillment”, in CNN
- The main tool Rogue-likes bring to creating interesting gameplay through randomness is algorithmic complexity far beyond that provided by a few 1D100 tables in the back of the D&D rulebook.2013, Greg Costikyan, Uncertainty in Games, Cambridge, Mass.; London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 47
Forms of rulebook
| plural | rulebooks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rule book |
| alternative form | rule-book |
Origin of rulebook
From rule + book.
Phrases with rulebook
Questions about rulebook
- What does rulebook mean?
- Rulebook means a book containing a set of rules.
- What part of speech is rulebook?
- Rulebook is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rulebook?
- Rulebook is pronounced /ˌɹulˌbʊk/ (US).
- What is the plural of rulebook?
- The plural of rulebook is rulebooks.
Words near rulebook in the dictionary
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