scrap-book
Definition
- Noun:
- A blank book for pasting cuttings: A "scrap-book" is a book with blank pages used to collect and preserve clippings (such as newspaper articles, photographs, or other memorabilia) by pasting them onto the pages.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She kept a scrap-book of all her travel photos and ticket stubs. (She used a blank book to store and display her travel memorabilia.)
- The old scrap-book contained newspaper clippings from the 1950s. (The book held cut-out articles from newspapers.)
Advanced Usage
"to compile a scrap-book": to gather and arrange materials into a scrap-book.
- He spent the weekend compiling a scrap-book for his grandmother. (He organised collected items into the book.)
"digital scrap-book": a virtual equivalent, often created using software or online platforms.
- She created a digital scrap-book of her wedding photos. (An electronic version of a scrap-book.)
Variants and Related Words
Scrapbooking (n): the hobby or activity of creating scrap-books.
- Scrapbooking has become a popular craft. (The practice of making scrap-books.)
Scrapbooker (n): a person who engages in scrapbooking.
- She is an avid scrapbooker. (A person who makes scrap-books.)
Synonyms
- Album: a book for storing photographs or collected items.
- Memory book: a book designed to preserve personal memories.
Phrasal Verbs
- (No common phrasal verbs are formed with "scrap-book" as a noun; it is not used as a verb.)
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms directly use "scrap-book"; however, the concept is related to "scrapheap" in a different context, meaning discarded items.)