"wallpaper" meaning in English

See wallpaper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-wallpaper.ogg [US] Forms: wallpaper [singular], wallpapers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something similar to paper that is put over walls, and often contains pretty patterns.
    Sense id: simple-wallpaper-en-noun-why-ZP8x
  2. The background image on a computer image
    Sense id: simple-wallpaper-en-noun-rO7h05rA

Verb

Audio: en-us-wallpaper.ogg [US] Forms: wallpaper [canonical], wallpapers [third-person, singular], wallpapered [past], wallpapered [past, participle], wallpapering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To put wallpaper on walls.
    Sense id: simple-wallpaper-en-verb-PhIe8O4T
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