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Definition of "wallpaper" []

  • Paper often colored and printed with designs and pasted to a wall as a decorative covering. (noun)
  • Computer Science A picture or design displayed on the background of a computer screen. (noun)
  • To cover with or as if with wallpaper. (verb-transitive)
  • To decorate a wall or room with wallpaper. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wallpaper" in a sentence
  • "Tearing off peaces from the wallpaper is an easy and creative process."
  • "I'd love to know what the experts think about this. side note - my wallpaper is a NG photo of a grizzly bear."
  • "Designed by Jon Burgerman this wallpaper is actually a coloring book that can be applied on any wall."