book of instructions


Also found in: Thesaurus.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.book of instructions - a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate itbook of instructions - a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
manual - a small handbook
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
In addition to writing pieces of prose and verse for various magazines and hymns, he published two devotional books, Light; and The Risen Life, 1883; and a book of instructions for children entitled The Pattern Life, 1885.
I eventually realized that the Bible is not just a book of devotions, it is also a book of instructions. Instructions to what?
The children were given little miniature book kits that contained tiny rectangles of colourful handmade paper, a threaded needle and a book of instructions.
Jim left a thick book of instructions, which included the following helpful advice and information: "Do not look Wilson in the eye for more than three seconds" - and "Wilson doesn't like small spaces...
The cinema closed in 1972 but Mary still had his book of instructions on how to make ice-cream.
However he's left her a book of instructions with which she can find solace and save the young girl next door from her wicked step uncle.
Children ages 8 and older will be able to stitch and stuff an assortment of twelve fuzzy animals from felt using the "Sew Mini Animals" kit (9781338106442, $21.99) that includes a 48 page book of instructions; 3 pages of paper patterns; 12 sheets of acrylic felt; 32 yards of cotton floss in 8 colors; a 30 piece set of precut acrylic felt eyes and cheeks; 2 embroidery needles; and 1 ounce of polyfill stuffing.
In the Yukon all those years ago, I didn't need a book of instructions. I let my body respond to her body, and though we stumbled, our fingers clumsy, our bodies unused to those different rhythms, we knew.
The Pentagon has released its new book of instructions for waging war legally, wherein it outlines acceptable ways of killing the enemy.
In both cases, revolutionaries were guided by ideas, by a "book of instructions," if you wish, on how to restructure a new state.
"So I had early exposure to the human genome, and could appreciate what we could learn from this book of instructions," she says.