Sekirov Dictionary

wallpaper

/ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/

noun 8
verb 1
forms 3

noun8

Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
A roll of such paper.
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A style or design of such material.
- He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.
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An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
- He chose a Minecraft design as his computer's wallpaper.
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[before a noun] (figurative) Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
- Her experiences are too early and too much part of the emotional wallpaper to be grasped in this way. — 2007
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(slang) Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
- Scripts that include brief reference to a picture turn stock footage from 'wallpaper' to illustration. — 1983
(informal) Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
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A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.
- Some of my wallpaper includes ORS, OPS […] — 1960

verb1

To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

forms

wallpapered · wallpapering · wallpapers

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