scrapbook

noun

scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a scrapbook of utopian folly, yes, but also an insider’s look at what was, for a time, the wildest workplace on Earth. —Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025

Put together scrapbooks or digital photo albums for family vacations, weddings, and family history. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025

Then Again is a memoir of both Diane and her striving mother, whose viewpoint is told through dozens of journal entries, letters and scrapbooks. —Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

The third set included 67 PDF files, mostly inventories of photos found on CDs and DVDs and in scrapbooks. —CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scrapbook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• hornbook

Kids Definition

scrapbook

noun

scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k 

: a book of blank pages for miscellaneous items (as clippings and pictures)