message pad
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- noun
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bloc de notas
- Julio Escalera, the watch supervisor, remained seated in his position in the middle of the room, behind all eight stations, and continued reading his message pad.
Examples
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She pressed autodial for the answering service and smiled down at the message pad when Poppy picked up.
Fiction book (1994) -
"He scrambled for a little message pad in the drawer of the bedside table."
Fiction book (1999) -
Her right hand held a pen poised over a carbonless message pad; her left hand sorted the Mental Healing Center's mail.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ronnie had been drawing slanting rain on the edge of a message pad and jumped when she heard a voice at the other end of the telephone.
Fiction book (1997) -
I copied the important phone numbers onto a message pad so I wouldn't forget them.
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She took notes on her message pad during the meeting so she could share them with her team later.
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After taking the calls, he wrote down the messages on a message pad for quick delivery to his boss.
Synonyms
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A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing
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A small pad of blank or lined paper for writing notes
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A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing
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A pad of paper for making notes or short messages
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A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches
A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math
A small pad for writing notes
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Morphology
The noun 'message pad' is a straightforward composition of 'message' (a short communication) + 'pad' (a stack of sheets for writing), so the meaning 'a pad of paper for writing messages' is directly derivable from its parts. This noun–noun compound follows a common and predictable pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The name message pad comes from a simple object: a small pad of paper kept by the phone or door to write a message for someone. That's why it now means 'a pad of paper for short notes or messages'.