spiral notebook
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- noun
- /ˈspaɪrəl ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
:
cuaderno en espiral
- Charbonneau was in the anteroom of one of the small autopsy suites, flipping pages in a spiral notebook.
- a spiral notebook and pen
- a little spiral notebook
- a small spiral notebook
And I had a little wobbly bedside lamp and a spiral notebook and a black pen.
- And I had a little wobbly bedside lamp and a spiral notebook and a black pen.
Examples
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Why does he listen to her soft breathing and fill a spiral notebook with words of love for her?
Fiction book (1990) -
His number is written in a spiral notebook.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the kitchen, I found a spiral notebook next to the phone.
Fiction book (1990) -
And at night, in a spiral notebook, I wrote down the evidence.
Fiction book (1997) -
So he tells me, my ex coach, he tells me, get some paper or a journal or a spiral notebook, whatever.
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Sonny makes notes in a little spiral notebook.
Fiction book (1997) -
In Lee's room, she spotted a spiral notebook on the desk.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've started countless spiral notebooks of business ideas and have filled them with research.
Blog text (23) -
And I had a little wobbly bedside lamp and a spiral notebook and a black pen.
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In the classroom, each student had a spiral notebook to take notes during lessons.
Synonyms
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A book of blank or lined pages for writing notes
A notebook with a spiral of wire or plastic that lets pages turn easily and lie flat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a notebook bound with a spiral coil' is directly and compositionally derived from 'spiral' (coil- or helix-shaped) + 'notebook' (book for handwritten notes). This is a straightforward descriptive compound following common English noun-compounding patterns (and found similarly in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Spiral notebook is named for how it is made: the word spiral refers to the metal or plastic coil that holds the pages and notebook is the small book of paper. The coil lets the pages turn easily and lie flat, so the name came to mean a notebook 'held by a spiral' that is easy to use.