collage

Plural: collages

Noun

a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
- "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map"
any collection of diverse things
- "a collage of memories"
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.

Verb

Verb Forms: collaged, collaging, collages

To assemble various materials into an artistic composition.
To make into a collage.

Examples

collage the picture together.
Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories.
She would COLLAGE letters on her Words With Friends rack, hoping a word would emerge.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.

Synonyms

montage

Scrabble Score: 10

collage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
collage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
collage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

collage: valid Words With Friends Word