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sketchbook

/ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/

sketchbook noun: a book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

sketchbook: a book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad
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Noun

sketchbook (plural sketchbooks)

  1. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
    Synonyms:
    visual diary
  2. A book of printed sketches.
    • This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds.2005, Wendy Baker, Compact Sketchbook of Blinds, →ISBN
    • Since writing the preface for my sketchbook, I have, of course, been involved in a number of more recent projects where I have sketched ideas for structural solutions.2012, Tony Hunt, Sir Norman Foster, Tony Hunt's Second Sketchbook, →ISBN, page iv
  3. (dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits.

sketchbook meaning in Tamil and Arabic

sketchbook in Tamil

வரைதாள் ஏடு

sketchbook in Arabic

book or pad with blank pages for sketching
دفتر رسم daftar rasm

Synonyms of sketchbook

Forms of sketchbook

pluralsketchbooks

Plural of sketchbook: sketchbooks

Origin of sketchbook

From sketch + book.

Questions about sketchbook

What does sketchbook mean?
Sketchbook means a book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
What is sketchbook in Tamil?
Sketchbook in Tamil is வரைதாள் ஏடு. See Sketchbook meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sketchbook?
Sketchbook is a noun.
How do you pronounce sketchbook?
Sketchbook is pronounced /ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/.
What is the plural of sketchbook?
The plural of sketchbook is sketchbooks.

Words near sketchbook in the dictionary

  1. sketch pad
  2. sketch pads
  3. sketch-ass
  4. sketchability
  5. sketchable
  6. sketchbook
  7. sketchbook-like
  8. sketchbooklike
  9. sketchbooks
  10. sketched
  11. sketched out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sketchbook (page history and authors); sketchbook (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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