Associations to the word «Paperweight»
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Wiktionary
PAPERWEIGHT, noun. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
PAPERWEIGHT, noun. Any object for this purpose.
PAPERWEIGHT, noun. (slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.
Dictionary definition
PAPERWEIGHT, noun. A weight used to hold down a stack of papers.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.