notebook

noun

note·book | \ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k

Definition of notebook

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 time don’t get in trouble for doodling unicorn battles in your notebook. 75. — WSJ, "101 Ways to Live, Work and Goof Off More Ambitiously," 26 Oct. 2018 Bohm is bound for short-season Williamsport, as Marc Narducci writes in our weekly minor-league notebook. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "Seranthony Dominguez proves he has the short memory required to be an excellent reliever | Extra Innings," 29 June 2018 Salio consulted his tattered notebook of people who left their names with him, calling them out when their turn came. — Washington Post, "Undeterred by Trump, asylum-seekers line up at the border," 8 June 2018 Salio consulted his tattered notebook of people who left their names with him, calling them out when their turn came. — chicagotribune.com, "Undeterred by Trump, asylum-seekers line up at the border," 7 June 2018 Journal: Keep track of your adventures in a classic, Moleskine notebook ($19.45). — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The ultimate van life shopping guide," 14 Nov. 2018 Though long known for consumer products such as televisions and notebook computers, Toshiba has mostly sold those operations. — Kosaku Narioka, WSJ, "Toshiba CEO Looks to Reward Foreign Shareholders," 13 Nov. 2018 Maya Brant and Marina Mattos slide a small, square notebook across the wooden table to Marina Falcão. — Jill Langlois, Teen Vogue, "Brazilian Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Has Inspired Massive Women's Protests, Just Like Donald Trump," 5 Oct. 2018 Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian doodled the creature in a notebook during a marketing class his senior year at the University of Virginia. — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, "The Transformative Power of Reddit's Alien Mascot," 6 July 2018

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