schoolbag
- noun
- /ˈskuːlˌbæɡ/
- While she was sweeping outside the gate, the children filed out, their schoolbags in their hands and on their backs, and went off in the direction of the school.
- drop my schoolbag
- red plaid schoolbag
- carrying a schoolbag
Examples
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I lift my schoolbag from the seat.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then we stuffed our uniforms into our schoolbags and went to find seats.
Fiction book (1999) -
So, I sat there like a good little girl with my schoolbag at my feet.
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Look at the size of that schoolbag.
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The granddaughter took her book from her schoolbag and opened it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Even now she has a 'Snickers' in her schoolbag.
Fiction book (1996) -
She was carrying a red plaid schoolbag from Father's store.
Fiction book (1990) -
Jacob knelt down and hugged his son, then straightened up and opened Michael's schoolbag.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then Anju took from her schoolbag a black eye pencil and—yes, a lipstick.
Fiction book (1999) -
Every morning, he packs his lunch and books into his schoolbag before heading to class.
Synonyms
A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to carry your things
A small bag with a strap that you wear over your shoulder to carry books or personal things
A bag with straps you carry on your back to hold personal things
A bag students use to carry books and other school things
A bag with shoulder straps you carry on your back
A bag students use to carry books and school supplies
A bag with shoulder straps that you wear on your back to hold things
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Etymology
Schoolbag is just the two words school and bag put together. School means 'place of learning' and bag means 'a thing you carry your things in', so a schoolbag is a bag for carrying books and supplies to school.