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

Before heading to the field during the middle of a warm afternoon, about 35 players had packed the classroom and jotted down diagrams of the plays in spiral notebooks. — Charles Rich, latimes.com, "Hoover football puts on thinking caps for summer," 3 July 2018 Rangers better call in the Russians What is Rangers' DeShields writing in those notebooks? — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers Reaction: The flawed thinking of those miffed by Banister's comments," 3 June 2018 The 19th-century concept of the exotic seemed to spill right out of Saint-Saëns’ notebook into his Piano Concerto No. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Nicholas Angelich joins Stéphane Denève and Philadelphia Orchestra on musical jaunts," 27 Apr. 2018 The Matebook X Pro's keyboard remains more like Apple's MacBook than any other part of the notebook. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Huawei Matebook X Pro review: No longer just a MacBook clone," 10 Apr. 2018 Some appear on traditional lined notebook paper, conveying a sense of innocence that belies the gravity of their authors’ purpose. — Jeff Barker, Washington Post, "School shootings spur students to write — or text — letters to lawmakers," 28 June 2018 Some appear on traditional lined notebook paper, conveying a sense of innocence that belies the gravity of their authors’ purpose. — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, "School shootings inspire Maryland students to write — or text — first letters to lawmakers," 24 June 2018 His little black baseball notebooks seem to helping. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "What is Rangers' DeShields writing in those notebooks? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 5 May 2018 No one ever wrote 'Dire Straits' on the back of their notebook and made that one friend who saved their life. — Ron Hart, Billboard, "Why Dire Straits Deserves to Be In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," 11 Apr. 2018

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