scrapbook

noun

scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce scrapbook (audio)
: a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved

Examples of scrapbook in a Sentence

My mother keeps a scrapbook of all the articles I've ever written.
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With this foundation, Leslie and the team crafted a narrative that seamlessly blended interviews, layered visuals, and graphics — piecing together memories like a scrapbook come to life. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024 Though the house isn’t home to any of the pipe cleaner dolls, Donna does have a scrapbook with pictures of dolls, as well as two angel ornaments on display in the kitchen. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024 But scrapbooks, saving everything from postcards to ticket stubs, seem to have disappeared. Robin Olson, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024 For the most part, his genius remains unknowable as does his back story, which is hinted at only in a nod to the surname Zimmerman and a glimpse of a scrapbook. The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scrapbook 

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scrapbook was in 1825

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“Scrapbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapbook. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

scrapbook

noun
scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce scrapbook (audio)
: a book of blank pages for miscellaneous items (as clippings and pictures)

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