Wallpaper

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings. uncountable
  2. 2
    a decorative paper for the walls of rooms wordnet
  3. 3
    A roll of such paper. countable
  4. 4
    A style or design of such material. countable

    "He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house."

  5. 5
    Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings. attributive, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable

    "This was not the wallpaper television that flickered away in the background in every dealing room but was not really watched. This was finely targeted and timely broadcast of stuff dealers would want to drop everything to watch."

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  1. 6
    An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop. countable, uncountable

    "He chose a Minecraft design as his computer's wallpaper."

  2. 7
    Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Scripts that include brief reference to a picture turn stock footage from 'wallpaper' to illustration."

  3. 8
    Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors. countable, informal, uncountable
  4. 9
    A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards. countable, uncountable

    "Some of my wallpaper includes ORS, OPS […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper. transitive
  2. 2
    cover with wallpaper wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wall + paper.

Etymology 2

From wall + paper.

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