notebook

noun

note·book | \ ˈnōt-ˌbu̇k

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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

Today, the aspiring lawyer posted an Instagram image of herself lounging in the sun, a notebook in one hand, a pen perfectly balanced in the other. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Somehow Kim Kardashian West Makes Writer’s Block Look Sexy," 3 May 2019 One of my friends made a notebook with all the details that everyone needs and has been giving copies to all the girls. — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Driving On Her Own in Saudi Arabia," 17 Aug. 2018 One particularly artistic fan, 15-year-old Natalya Nuñez, even sketched some BTS members in a notebook for the occasion. — Claire Dodson, Teen Vogue, "The BTS ARMY Explained What It Was Like to See BTS For the First Time Live on "Good Morning America"," 15 May 2019 Writing them in a notebook to keep in your desk drawer is fine. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "Stop Worrying About Digital Security," 8 Mar. 2019 Gettleman sits at the starting line with a notebook and mechanical pencil. — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, "True Secrets of the Combine Seating Chart," 7 Mar. 2018 Donations of paper, notebooks, pencils and crayon are welcome. — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, "Meet the captains sailing tall ships into New Orleans in April," 6 Mar. 2018 Related Brought to you by the best notebook of all time (because who says adults can't have new school supplies)? — Redbook Editors, Redbook, "Join Our Back-to-School Twitter Party Tomorrow," 5 Aug. 2013 Wilson cries out to an aide, who scribbles into a notebook. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Disrupting the Pentagon: Can the Air Force Learn To Love Startup Culture?," 12 Apr. 2019

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