wallpaper
wallpaper Lexical Profile
wallpaper Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Decorative paper or vinyl material sold in rolls and pasted onto the interior walls of a room.
"They stripped the faded floral wallpaper from the dining room before painting the walls."
A digital image or decorative pattern displayed as the background on the screen of a computer, smartphone, or other electronic device.
"She set a photograph of the mountain range as the wallpaper on her laptop."
Something, such as unobtrusive music or routine television programming, that serves merely as a pleasant or unnoticeable background.
"The soft jazz in the lobby functioned as little more than sonic wallpaper for the waiting guests."
• verb
To apply decorative paper to (the interior walls of a room or building).
"It took the homeowners an entire weekend to wallpaper the upstairs hallway."
To cover (a surface or area) completely with posters, notices, or sheets of paper.
"Campaign volunteers wallpapered the neighborhood bulletin boards with flyers before the election."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-18th century as a compound of 'wall' (from Old English 'weall') and 'paper' (from Anglo-Norman 'papir', ultimately from Ancient Greek 'papyros').