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

The notebook becomes a reusable learning environment rather than something the teacher merely presents. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Some supply closets stocked with extra clothes and notebooks for students in need may be emptier than usual. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

The feds also planned to present notebook entries of Mangione’s expressing desire to kill a health care executive, specifically at UnitedHealthcare. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

If desired, package your blocks with a stamp pad and notebooks. — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 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