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

Kilmer's filming habit — capturing everything from his SoCal childhood to his time at Juilliard to the sets of Top Gun (1986) and Batman Forever (1995) — plus appearances by fellow stars (young Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon, an imposing Marlon Brando) creates a compelling scrapbook. —Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026

The University of Massachusetts acquired the scrapbook. —Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026

The dusty brown scrapbook, long presumed lost but recently unearthed in the back of a cluttered closet, filled in some of the answers. —John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026

Jim Dargati has scrapbooks filled with his dad’s athletic exploits. —Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

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
• logbook

Kids Definition

scrapbook

noun

scrap·​book ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k 

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