paper clip

Examples

• All

• There's one piece of cardstock still with the paper clip in place.

  Fiction book (2002)

• There's a paper clip in my back pocket.

  Flushed Away (2006)

• - You can use a paper clip.

  Madeline (1998)

• There is a box containing paper clips, etc.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And basically we need to insert the paper clip through the orange ring.

• The twenties are there, held together by a paper clip.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Inside was a brief letter attached by a paper clip to a medium-sized photograph.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Please do not staple your practice profile and cut-out slip; paper clips are recommended.

  Academic text (2010)

• Insert the paper clips between the ledge and the side of the magnet as shown.

• There were boxes of paper clips, pens, pencils, elastic bands, thumbtacks, two batteries, and a spark plug.

  Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

C

clip

vspaper clip

152 1.3

A small device that holds things together, like papers or hair

is the narrow name for the small bent fastener used for sheets

P

paperclip

vspaper clip

6 1.0

A small bent piece of wire or plastic that holds sheets of paper together

is identical in meaning but written as a single word

B

bulldog clip

vspaper clip

1 2.9

A strong metal holder with a spring and flat ends for keeping papers together

is smaller and uses bent wire or plastic not spring jaws

G

gem clip

vspaper clip

• UK

3.2

A small metal or plastic piece that keeps sheets of paper together

is the general name for that small bent fastening device

P

paper fastener

vspaper clip

2.4

A small object that holds sheets of paper together, like a clip

is the specific small bent wire or plastic type among those devices

How Strong

C-clamp

6.5

clamp

92 3.3

bulldog clip

1 2.9

alligator clip

• Specialized

1 4.8

paper clip

18 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology