notecard
- noun
- /ˈnoʊtˌkɑrd/
- I wrote my study notes on a small notecard so I could easily review them later.
Examples
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Twine shows you the story as you make it, like notecards on a table.
Blog text (14) -
Sometimes notecards of various colors will help you separate various newspapers or periodicals.
Academic text (1990) -
I'll go get my notecards.
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Most of them walk by reviewing notecards or reading papers.
Academic text (2014) -
O'Connor takes out a pen and leather notecard case.
Fiction book (1992) -
Enid is surrounded by study materials and notecards.
Fiction book (2001) -
Leah propped her mother's notecard by her mirror.
Fiction book (1992) -
Students also used NoodleTools' digital notecard feature to record, paraphrase, and analyze information they found as they researched.
Academic text (2013) -
Berletti monitored the notecards for relevancy and for student understanding of how the information related to the essential question.
Academic text (2013) -
Gallegos sat at his broad desk and fanned several notecards before him.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
A small rectangular piece of plastic or cardboard for showing identity and for paying
A small paper card with words or pictures shown quickly to help you learn
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Etymology
The word notecard comes from two simple words: note 'a short written idea' and card 'a small piece of thick paper'. So a notecard is a small card for quick notes, and that is why people use them to remember facts or study one idea at a time.