schoolbook
- noun
- /ˈskuːlˌbʊk/
- The teacher reminded the students to bring their schoolbooks to class every day.
Examples
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And every dime raised here today goes towards purchasing schoolbooks for kids in our community.
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When she came back downstairs with her schoolbooks, her mother was on the phone.
Fiction book (1993) -
There was just her schoolbook there... with her name on it.
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If you got special permission why have you... got your schoolbooks with you?
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"Dad?" he called, setting his schoolbooks upon the kitchen table.
Fiction book (1998) -
Elsewhere, children with schoolbooks are returning home from school.
Academic text (1996) -
I learned about it from American moving pictures, magazines, and schoolbooks.
Fiction book (1999) -
I left my schoolbooks in my locker, so we'll have to go back afterwards anyway.
Fiction book (1992) -
The room was empty, the bed made neatly, his schoolbooks stacked on one corner of the desk.
Fiction book (1990) -
Their schoolbooks, strapped into neat bundles, lay on the ground at their feet.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
A book that students use to learn a subject at school or college
A book used for study in school or college
A book used in class to help students learn a subject
How Educational
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word schoolbook is simply the two words school and book put together, meaning a 'book' for 'school'. So a schoolbook is a book made for students to use in class.