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

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

This will be also marked by an exhibition in Shanghai this month, unveiling the back room of the brand’s founder Jean Laporte and where visitors will be able to see the creator-botanist’s notebooks. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026

Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom. —Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

And like Torres himself, the notebooks are anything but linear. —Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

Prince sees opportunity even in the details of reporters’ notebooks that traditionally would not make the cut for a story. —Cory Schouten, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for notebook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

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