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

Bring a pen, a notebook, and your curiosity. —Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

Mario, originally called Jumpman, started as a sketch in his notebook. —Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026

Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers. —Mika Ellison, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026

Typical choices for novelists are notebooks, pens, and laptops, while conservators use brushes, scalpels, and fine sandpaper. —Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 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