sketchbook
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈskɛtʃbʊk/
:
cuaderno de dibujo
- In her Swedish book bag, she carries an artist's sketchbook and colored pencils.
I end up filling my sketchbooks with more pages rather than less.
- I end up filling my sketchbooks with more pages rather than less.
- The next one is for the artists out there, the pretty sketchbook and a pen.
- So to start off, my beginning step before I even touch any materials is to take out my sketchbook.
- So kind of this at various points in my life has has come along and become the sketchbook Cam.
Examples
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Toshi was drawing a picture of the back room in a new sketchbook Granny had given him.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is my sketchbook.
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Let me grab my sketchbook, and we can go over some ideas.
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I noticed a sketchbook in your room.
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Another idea for your sketchbook is warm up exercises.
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Riley kept a dream sketchbook.
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Ruth painted, as did her mother before her, and I myself keep a sketchbook.
Fiction book (1993) -
My fingers were frozen, and I stuffed my sketchbook back into my pocket.
Fiction book (1996) -
The young artist was clutching his sketchbook to his breast, his eyes bright with eagerness behind his spectacles.
Fiction book (1991) -
The artist would perch himself on a bench in the town square, sketchbook and pencil in hand.
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
A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures
A small book used for writing or drawing
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Morphology
Etymology
Sketchbook combines sketch ('quick drawing') and book ('a set of pages'), so it is a book for making and keeping quick drawings.