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

Once dried, botanicals can be mounted in frames, turned into greeting cards, or pasted into scrapbooks and journals. —Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026

Another note detailed that the scrapbook contained over 100 pages and took the late ALS advocate 100 hours to make, write and edit. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026

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. —Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026

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