notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k 
1
: a book for notes or memoranda
2
: laptop entry 2
especially
: a particularly small or light laptop
… have been selling smaller, lighter, cheaper and more powerful notebooks for two years. —
Peter H. Lewis
—often used before another noun Peter H. Lewis a notebook computer
Examples of notebook in a Sentence
Take out your notebook and write down some of your ideas.
She kept a notebook for her poetry.
Recent Examples on the Web
For the 2024-2025 school year, families will be on their own again when buying or acquiring backpacks, notebooks, writing utensils and more.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Reach for this notebook first thing upon waking, whatever the hour.
—Jenny Boully, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
But a pocket-size notebook at the Wellcome Collection, long claimed to have been bound in the skin of Crispus Attucks, a mixed-race Black and Native man recognized as the first person to die for American independence, is likely bound in camel, horse or goat skin, according to the museum.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
What’s in his carry-on bag: Always, my trusted notebook.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2024
Until then, McCandless likes to keep an eye on solo diners with notebooks, a telltale sign of a Michelin inspector.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Handcrafted by Nashville’s Hunker Goods, this briefcase can hold everything from a laptop to notebooks or whatever Dad deems necessary.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Current Cardinal players lined one section of seats, former coaches and athletes dotted the front row, and media members sitting amid the crowd had notebooks and recorders out to document every word retiring Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer had to say.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
This includes toiletries, my notebook and computer, and any small apparel or gear items like charging cables and electronics.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Reach for this notebook first thing upon waking, whatever the hour.
—Jenny Boully, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
But a pocket-size notebook at the Wellcome Collection, long claimed to have been bound in the skin of Crispus Attucks, a mixed-race Black and Native man recognized as the first person to die for American independence, is likely bound in camel, horse or goat skin, according to the museum.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
What’s in his carry-on bag: Always, my trusted notebook.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2024
Until then, McCandless likes to keep an eye on solo diners with notebooks, a telltale sign of a Michelin inspector.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Handcrafted by Nashville’s Hunker Goods, this briefcase can hold everything from a laptop to notebooks or whatever Dad deems necessary.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Current Cardinal players lined one section of seats, former coaches and athletes dotted the front row, and media members sitting amid the crowd had notebooks and recorders out to document every word retiring Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer had to say.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
This includes toiletries, my notebook and computer, and any small apparel or gear items like charging cables and electronics.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Notebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notebook. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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notebook
noun
note·book
ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k
1
: a book for notes
2
: a portable computer that is similar to but usually smaller than a laptop
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