Definition of Paper clip

1. Noun. A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together. "The paper clip was invented in 1900"

Exact synonyms: Gem Clip, Paperclip
Generic synonyms: Clip

Definition of Paper clip

1. Noun. A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paper Clip

paper aeroplane
paper aeroplanes
paper airplane
paper airplanes
paper bag
paper ballot
paper ballots
paper birch
paper board
paper boards
paper candidate
paper candidates
paper chain
paper chase
paper chromatography
paper clip (current term)
paper clips
paper cup
paper currency
paper cut
paper cuts
paper cutter
paper doll
paper electrophoresis
paper fastener
paper feed
paper fight
paper flower
paper gold
paper hat

Literary usage of Paper clip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachersby Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli (2003)
"Then I waited some more, fingering a paper clip as conspicuously as I could. ... Hmm." I let the paper clip drop onto one student's desk, then picked it up, ..."

2. Science Experiments for Young Learnersby Jill Norris by Jill Norris (2000)
"Put a paper clip in a glass. Move the magnet along the outside of the glass. Ask, "Does the paper clip move?" Record the results on the record sheet by ..."

3. Learning to Be a Scientist by Jo Ellen Moore, Jill Norris (2000)
"Put a paper clip in your cup. Move the magnet along the outside of the cup. ... Did the magnet attract the paper clip through the paper? ..."

4. Celebrate Life: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol & Drug-Free edited by Sharon Murphy (1992)
"Loosen outer end of a regular size paper clip and slip loosened end through end of all four balloons below knots; reform paper clip to normal shape. ..."

5. Hands-On Science 20 Themes by Jo Ellen Moore, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Kay Ballantyne, Sarah Martin, Marilyn Evans, Ann Iosa (2003)
"3) A magnet held above the paper clip attracted the paper clip to it, making it float. ... Pa^e 4: Give each student or group a magnet, a small paper clip, ..."

6. How to Do Science Experiments with Children by Joan Bentley (2003)
"Drifting Down Question How do you think a parachute will affect how the paper clip falls? A The parachute will not affect how the paper clip falls. ..."

7. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"This idiot then gives OY, a schizoid in the cell next to mine a large paper clip. OY is a known self mutilator. Needless to say, before I can even begin ..."

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