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Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.
Jenny Lawson

Meaning of "hardcover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARDCOVER

hardcover  [ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARDCOVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hardcover is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARDCOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hardcover

A hardcover, hardback, or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers. They may have flexible, sewn spines which allow the book to lie flat on a surface when opened, or have glued spines. Following the ISBN sequence numbers, these types of books are abbreviated by Hbk. Hardcover books are often printed on acid-free paper, and are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers. Hardcover books are also marginally more costly to manufacture and are usually much more expensive. Hardcovers frequently come with artistic dust jackets, but a "jacketless" alternative is becoming increasingly popular: these "paper-over-board" or "jacketless hardcover" bindings forgo the dust jacket in favor of printing the cover design directly onto the board binding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARDCOVER


bedcover
ˈbɛdkʌvə
codiscover
ˌkəʊdɪˈskʌvə
cover
ˈkʌvə
discover
dɪˈskʌvə
overcover
ˈəʊvəˌkʌvə
re-cover
riːˈkʌvə
recover
rɪˈkʌvə
rediscover
ˌriːdɪˈskʌvə
slipcover
ˈslɪpˌkʌvə
supercover
ˈsuːpəˌkʌvə
uncover
ʌnˈkʌvə
undercover
ˌʌndəˈkʌvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARDCOVER

hardback
hardbag
hardbake
hardball
hardboard
hardboot
hardbound
hardcase
hardcore
hardcourt
Hardecanute
harden
harden off
harden up
Hardenberg
Hardenburg
hardened
hardener
hardening
hardening of the arteries

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARDCOVER

air cover
album cover
back cover
book cover
breakdown cover
cloud cover
cushion cover
cut-and-cover
dust cover
duvet cover
extra cover
ground cover
manhole cover
mattress cover
on cover
over
seat cover
soft-cover
take cover
tonneau cover
under cover

Synonyms and antonyms of hardcover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hardcover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARDCOVER

Find out the translation of hardcover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hardcover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hardcover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tapa dura
570 millions of speakers

English

hardcover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्डकवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Твердый переплет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capa dura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁধানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Relié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hardcover
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebundene Ausgabe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハードカバー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 커버
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hardcover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bìa cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரையிலே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्डकवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ciltli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rilegato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twarda oprawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тверда обкладинка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hardcover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρό εξώφυλλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardeband
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbundna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innbundet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hardcover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDCOVER»

The term «hardcover» is very widely used and occupies the 9.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDCOVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hardcover» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hardcover» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hardcover

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7 QUOTES WITH «HARDCOVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hardcover.
1
Jeffery Deaver
Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with.
2
Don DeLillo
I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.
3
Atul Gawande
I'm floating between multiple media. I really wish you could buy the hardcover book and it would come with the digital download and audible version. I spend stupid amounts of money because I'm usually buying my books in at least two formats.
4
Jenny Lawson
Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It's uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.
5
Jeremy Robinson
Getting 10,000 listeners for a free podcast novel is a lot easier than selling 10,000 hardcover novels at $25 a pop.
6
Adam Ross
Hardcover and paperback forever. Someone carve that into a tree.
7
Lisa See
My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARDCOVER»

Discover the use of hardcover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hardcover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
24 Hours That Changed the World
Guides readers through the last 24 hours of Jesus' life in complete detail and with the aim of helping readers understand the sacrifice he made.
Adam Hamilton, 2009
2
Hardcover
When Jeffrey Dean journalist and rare book collector finds a forged Steinbeck autograph on a copy of "Sweet Thursday," he uncovers a plot of intrigue and espionage that is connected to a ring of Libyan-financed assassins
Wayne Warga, 1987
3
The Transformation Study Bible--Hardcover
Rely on Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe to guide you through Scripture and lead you in real-life transformation. Uncover the profound truths of God's Word. Apply what you learn with a new sense of purpose.
Warren W. Wiersbe, 2009
4
Memory (Hardcover)
Restored to life after being pronounced dead, Miles Vorkosigan realizes that the event has left him with a profound weakness and is dismissed from his job, but things are further complicated when he remembers something that he saw while ...
Lois McMaster Bujold, 1996
5
Think and Grow Rich. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. Complete ...
The book continues to inspire, and it remains an all-time bestseller due to both the universality and the timelessness of its message. Many new and 'modern' versions of this book are abridged and lack the beauty of the original writing.
Napoleon Hill, 2007
6
Doris Fleeson (Hardcover)
Fleeson was the first woman in the United States to become a nationally syndicated political columnist. In her career, she would write some 5,500 columns during the next 22 years.
Carolyn Sayler, 2010
7
The Leading Facts of New Mexican History, Vol. I (Hardcover)
Put succinctly by former State Historian Robert J. Torrez, Twitchell's work (of which this is one of the first two volumes Sunstone Press is reprinting in its Southwest Heritage Series) has "become the standard by which all subsequent books ...
Ralph Emerson Twitchell, 2007
8
Stalking Billy the Kid (Hardcover)
Historian Simmons compiles his prior writings on Billy the Kid into one volume, each section opening a small window on an aspect of his tumultuous life or casting light upon others whose fortunes intersected with his.
Marc Simmons, 2006
9
Engineers at War (Hardcover)
This volume covers how the engineers grew from a few advisory detachments to a force of more than 10 percent of the Army troops serving in South Vietnam.
Adrian G Traas, Center of Military History (U S Army), 2011
10
An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Shamanism can be defined as the practice of initiated shamans who are distinguished by their mastery of a range of altered states of consciousness.
Christina Pratt, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARDCOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hardcover is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's how to master 5 of the trickiest GMAT questions | Business …
A shelf contains hardcover and paperback books, of either fiction or nonfiction. How many books are on the shelf? (1) 2/3 of the books are ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
2
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Hits Shelves
... conversation,” said Sara Nelson, editorial director of books and Kindle at Amazon.com Inc. The hardcover and digital editions of “Watchman” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
How to Harvest a Library in Just 100 Years | Atlas Obscura
You can buy a paperback, a hardcover, or a digital book to download. Or you could plant your own forest, let it grow for 100 years, and then ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
4
thomas mailaender 'sunburns' old photographs onto human bodies
for the 128-page, hardcover publication 'illustrated people', french artist thomas mailaender manifests an artistic performance in pictures, ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
5
Authors Guild Wants 50% Royalty on E-Books | GalleyCat - Adweek
That equal split is reflected in the traditional hardcover royalty of 15% of list (cover price, that is, not the much lower wholesale price), and in the ... «GalleyCat, Jul 15»
6
Your Tuesday Briefing
... “Go Set a Watchman” went on sale at 12:01 a.m. Eastern today. More than two million hardcover copies have been printed in the U.S. alone. «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Exhibit 'Reimagines' art with bug, prescription pills - southflorida.com
... hardcover encyclopedias; and Jason Mecier's celebrity portraits. Mecier's "Lindsay Lohan," drawing on the actress' tabloid-courting scandals, ... «SouthFlorida.com, Jul 15»
8
Main St. Project showcases local businesses | The Post
Bender is also in the midst of talks with publishers about producing a hardcover print book of the project. He said he's already started the ... «The Post, Jul 15»
9
Safe bet: You'll enjoy new book on Gamble House | USC News
The 200-page hardcover book is $60 and will be available from specialty bookstores and museum shops on Sept. 1. It is available online and ... «USC News, Jul 15»
10
Author Jenny Milchman visits the Learned Owl July 14 - News Leader
... July 14 at 5:30 p.m. in celebration of her new thriller novel, "As Night Falls" published by Random House, June 30 for $26 hardcover. «The-News-Leader, Jul 15»

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