Usually means: Metal wire bent to fasten.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word paper clip:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. paper clip: Merriam-Webster
  2. paper clip: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. paper clip: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. paper clip: Vocabulary.com
  5. paper clip: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. paper clip: Wiktionary
  7. paper clip: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. paper clip: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. paper-clip, paper clip: Dictionary.com
  10. Paper Clip, Paper clip (disambiguation), Paper clip: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. paper clip: Rhymezone
  12. paper clip: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. paper clip: FreeDictionary.org
  14. paper clip: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. paper clip: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. PAPER CLIP: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Paper clip: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paper clip)

▸ noun:  A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.

Similar:
gem clip, clipboard, binder clip, paper fastener, clip board, stapler, paperweight, paper cutter, clip, paper plane, more...

Opposite:
magnet, unclip, unfasten, release, disconnect

Adjectives:
clip-on, stick, bit, staple, pinned, set, stab, guyed, riveting, jack, countersunk

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Similar:
gem clip, clipboard, binder clip, paper fastener, clip board, stapler, paperweight, paper cutter, clip, paper plane, more...

Opposite:
magnet, unclip, unfasten, release, disconnect

Adjectives:
clip-on, stick, bit, staple, pinned, set, stab, guyed, riveting, jack, countersunk



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