Wallpaper

Pronunciation

Origin

From wall + paper

Full definition of wallpaper

Noun

1. (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
2. (countable) A style or design of such material or image.He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.
3. (computing, Microsoft Windows) An image or tiled pattern used as a background to personalize a computer desktop.

Synonyms

• (computing: background image) desktop image Mac OS, untiled, desktop pattern Mac OS, tiled

Derived terms

• ingrain wallpaper
• woodchip wallpaper

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

Synonyms

• (cover with wallpaper) paper