sketch block
- noun
- UK
:
bloc de dibujo
- The artist filled every page of his sketch block with imaginative drawings.
Examples
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She always kept a sketch block in her backpack to capture interesting scenes she encountered.
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I bought a new sketch block for my art class this semester.
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I bought a new sketch block for my art class.
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She filled her sketch block with beautiful landscapes.
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The artist carried her sketch block to the park to capture the scenery.
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He filled his sketch block with drawings of buildings and landscapes.
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During the trip, she used her sketch block to document interesting sights.
Synonyms
88
1.0
A stack of paper sheets fastened at one edge for writing
13
2.1
A book with blank pages for making quick drawings
5
1.0
A set of paper sheets joined at one edge for writing or drawing
3
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
A pad of paper for quick notes and sketches
A small notebook for writing quick notes or doing math
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'sketch' clearly signals the activity (drawing) so the compound likely refers to something used for sketching, but the sense of 'block' as a pad or stack of paper (rather than a solid rectangular unit) is a specialized noun sense that B1 learners may not reliably know. Because one constituent gives a transparent domain while the other requires a less obvious extension, the expression is partially but not fully predictable to learners.
Etymology
Sketch block creates a simple image: a small block of blank paper for quick sketches. Artists carry this pad to draw and tear out pages, so it means 'a book of blank sheets of paper used for making sketches'.