album

Examples

• All

• I've lost track of time, still sitting with the photo album when the headlights swim into the driveway.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I've got the pictures to prove it- albums and albums of pictures of the two of us being a couple in hundreds of settings, watching sunrises off volcano tops, sunsets from the pier.

  Girl Play (2004)

• I have in my hand an album.

  Rock of Ages (2012)

• I would, however, love to buy you lunch, maybe look at a family album.

  Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

• It's in a photo album at home in our closet.

  Malcolm & Marie (2021)

• You should check out the family photo album sometime.

  The Big Year (2011)

• Making an album for Grandfather!

  Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

• "Then last night I caught her going through some photo albums she keeps in her room.

  Fiction book (1992)

• In a photo album, Jesse would find a letter that his father had written to Lydia.

  The Cathedral (2022)

• Someone looking through our photo album... ... would conclude that we had led a joyous, leisurely existence... ...free of tragedy.

  One Hour Photo (2002)

Synonyms

S

scrapbook

vsalbum

43 2.1

A book where you keep photos, ticket stubs, and other items that remind you of events

is mainly for neat organization and storage rather than creative display

P

photograph album

vsalbum

1 1.8

A book with pages for keeping and showing photos

is for organizing and storing various small collections using pages or pockets

A

autograph album

vsalbum

1 3.9

A book with blank pages for collecting signatures from famous people

is broader and holds pictures, collectible items, or mounted pieces

S

stamp album

vsalbum

1 2.5

A book with pages for keeping and showing postage stamps

is used for general storage of pictures and other small collectibles

Compounds

R

record album

7 3.0

A set of songs released together with one cover

C

concept album

4 5.1

An album of songs that tell a single story or share the same idea

T

tribute album

3 4.1

An album where different artists perform songs to honor a musician or support a cause

P

photograph album

1 1.8

A book with pages for keeping and showing photos

A

autograph album

1 3.9

A book with blank pages for collecting signatures from famous people

B

benefit album

1 4.1

A group of songs sold to raise money for a charity, often by different artists

R

record album

• Archaic

1 2.8

A book or case that holds and protects vinyl records

S

stamp album

1 2.5

A book with pages for keeping and showing postage stamps

P

phonograph album

• Archaic

1 8.1

A book-like case for holding vinyl records

C

Chenopodium album

• Specialized

1 8.3

A common wild plant with soft green leaves you can cook and eat like spinach, also called lamb's quarters

V

Viscum album

• UK

1 8.9

A small plant that grows on other trees, known as the Christmas mistletoe

L

Lamium album

• Specialized

1 9.9

A European plant in the mint family with white flowers like nettles but without stinging hairs

C

Cypripedium album

• Specialized

9.9

A pale pink wild orchid with a pouch-like lip from northeastern America

S

Santalum album

• Specialized

9.9

A small tree with very fragrant wood used for perfume and carving

How Many

gallery

• Texting

34 3.4

picture gallery

• Texting

1 3.2

album

94 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology