wallpaper

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noun

wall·​pa·​per ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər 

1

: decorative paper for the walls of a room

2

: the background image or set of images displayed on a computer screen

After becoming a member, the user gets to design a homepage with his or her choice of pictures, music, wallpaper, writing, and information making each page unique.

—Fahiym Ratcliffe

wallpaper

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verb

wallpapered; wallpapering; wallpapers

transitive verb

: to provide the walls of (a room) with wallpaper

intransitive verb

: to put wallpaper on a wall

Examples of wallpaper in a Sentence

Noun

The wallpaper began to peel.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is great for soundproofing or simply adding warmth and softness to a room without using paint or wallpaper. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025

Does the wallpaper capture the violent essence of monkeys, or has living alongside that wallpaper made monkeys more violent? —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025

Verb

For a ranch home in Tomball, Texas, Rainey Richardson Interiors enlivened the study by wallpapering the ceiling, installing a large chandelier, and painting the walls in a warm blush hue. —Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025

Walls are wallpapered with Bon Jovi photos that span the band's decades-long history and lyrics are emblazoned in neon throughout the space. —Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1918, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for wallpaper

• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wastepaper
• caper
• paper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor

Kids Definition

wallpaper

noun

wall·​pa·​per

ˈwȯl-ˌpā-pər

: decorative paper for covering the walls of a room

wallpaper verb