Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as letter-clip.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of paper clip.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A folder wire or plastic fastener for holding sheets of paper together.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
- n. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Examples
“The twisted thinking required to conclude a 15 year term paperclip and tippex jonny, elected by six people who fell into the scout hut pissed one tuesday afternoon, will ever be anything but a corduroy jacketed, lunch box owning, anorak wearing, timid vacuous party toady would give morph a mentalstretch”
“I find that a paperclip is a great stand in for a real cherry pitter.”
“Note the heat scale on the right hand side - the purpose of this is so you can put a coloured or labelled paperclip to keep track of your different mech's heat.”
“UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Every minute you waste looking for a paperclip is a minute they could spending with their child.”
“But then he added, Much as the paperclip is the larva of the coathanger.”
“My personal favorite is the green and white version with the "paperclip" base featured in the cool press pics below.”
“ยท attachments "paperclip" icon not being the same on all platforms”
“In the Paper Clip activity, each group of campers receives a paper clip and the challenge to go out to Chicago stores and ask to trade the paperclip for bigger and better things.”
“Didn't think at the time that a stretched out paperclip going into my doll's mouth, would make the kiss fade, but it did.”
“Although they skew more toward pleasure than function, they are, in a way, as essential as a paperclip.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paperclip’.
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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TECH - department store terms
absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration, air compressor, air conditioner, air filter, alarm system and 231 more...
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My Students' Favorite Words
These are the most favorite words of my 6th grade wordies.
onomatopoeia, schmootz, latke, riff-raff, ruffian, polkadots, magenta, faerie, nutella, chocolate, hatchet, dumbfounded and 9 more...
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oroboros trombone in French. Mar 28, 2011