scrapbook

scrap·book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skrap-boo k]
- /ˈskræpˌbʊk/
- /ˈskræp.bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skrap-boo k]
- /ˈskræpˌbʊk/

Definitions of scrapbook word

noun scrapbook an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted. 1
noun scrapbook album for cuttings 1
intransitive verb scrapbook hobby: keep a scrapbook 1
countable noun scrapbook A scrapbook is a book with empty pages on which you can stick things such as pictures or newspaper articles in order to keep them. 0
noun scrapbook a book or album of blank pages in which to mount newspaper cuttings, pictures, etc 0
noun scrapbook a book of blank pages for mounting newspaper clippings, pictures, souvenirs, etc. 0

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Origin of scrapbook

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; scrap1 + book

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Parts of speech for Scrapbook

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scrapbook

scrapbook popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for scrapbook

noun scrapbook

album — An album is a record with about 25 minutes of music on each side. You can also refer to a collection of songs that is available on a record or CD as an album.
datebook — a notebook in which a person keeps a personal record of daily events, appointments, etc
daybook — a book in which the transactions of each day are recorded as they occur
logbook — a book in which details of a trip made by a ship or aircraft are recorded; log.

All 4 Synonyms of scrapbook