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PAPER FASTENER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does paper fastener mean?

• PAPER FASTENER (noun)
The noun PAPER FASTENER has 1 sense:

1. a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place

Familiarity information: PAPER FASTENER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PAPER FASTENER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("paper fastener" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paper fastener"):

staple (paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together)

drawing pin; pushpin; thumbtack (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)

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