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paper clip
1noun
- a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- a spring clamp for holding papers.
paper-clip
2[ pey-per-klip ]
verb (used with object)
- to fasten together with one or more paper clips:
Paper-clip these letters and file them.
Word History and Origins
Origin of paper clip1
Origin of paper clip2
Example Sentences
Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this morning went home thanks to head lice.
I hiss, then take a second to settle myself and carefully slide another paper clip into the lock.
In another she found a pencil, along with some paper clips, rubber bands, and a tube of strawberry-scented lip gloss.
She had a round silvery container of paper clips and a square purple container of rubber bands.
For example, when you bend a paper clip which is made of aluminum, the movement of dislocations inside the paper clip accommodates the shape change.
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