Associations to the word «Wallpaper»

Wiktionary

WALLPAPER, noun. (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
WALLPAPER, noun. (countable) A style or design of such material.
WALLPAPER, noun. (computing) (Microsoft Windows) An image or tiled pattern used as a background to personalize a computer desktop.
WALLPAPER, verb. (transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

Dictionary definition

WALLPAPER, noun. A decorative paper for the walls of rooms.
WALLPAPER, verb. Cover with wallpaper.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats