scribbling block
- noun
- /ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ blɑk/
:
bloc de notas
- She jotted down the address quickly on her scribbling block before she forgot it.
Examples
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A scribbling block is always handy when inspiration strikes during a meeting.
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He casually sketched a landscape on the corner of his scribbling block during the lecture.
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I always keep a scribbling block by my bedside.
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The artist used a scribbling block to jot down ideas.
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A scribbling block is perfect for quickly jotting down ideas during a brainstorming session.
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During the art class, she filled her scribbling block with sketches of various objects.
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He wrote down his shopping list on a scribbling block to make sure he wouldn't forget anything.
Synonyms
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1.0
A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing
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1.0
A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing
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2.7
A book of blank paper for drawing or making quick pictures
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2.8
A book of blank pages for drawing
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2.3
A small pad of blank paper for quick notes and sketches
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2.2
A piece of paper used for quick notes or rough calculations
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1.1
A pad of paper for making notes or short messages
A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math
A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures
How Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pad of paper for quick notes or sketches' is directly compositional: 'scribbling' (quick/messy writing) modifies 'block' (here a pad or block of paper), following a standard English noun–noun compound pattern. This purpose-driven combination is cross-linguistically common and should be inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The noun scribbling block is a small pad of paper for quick, rough writing or drawing. The word scribbling shows the fast, messy marks you make and block means a pad, so people use a scribbling block for 'quick notes or sketches'.