bibles

noun

plural of bible
as in guides

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  1. guides
  2. guidebooks
  3. encyclopedias
  4. dictionaries
  5. references
Noun
  • Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Her work has taken her around the world reviewing top hotels and writing travel guides, from luxury safari camps in Botswana to Palaces de France across Saint-Tropez.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Definition of guides
Noun
  • The depth of its riches are laid out in an ambitious recent series of culinary guidebooks by a group called Colima Sabe.
    — Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • An unexpected setback helped reveal what makes Scotland so special beyond the guidebooks.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Definition of guidebooks
Noun
  • The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Definition of encyclopedias
Noun
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Adopt a sensitive data detection platform that’s access-control-aware and lineage-savvy and extend it with custom dictionaries and RegEx patterns.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of dictionaries
Noun
  • Mining the multitude of horror movie references that the show ingenuously employs?
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The people who supported you during one chapter of your career may become mentors, references, partners, or colleagues again in another.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of references
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