Associations to the word «Paperweight»

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.
William Butler Yeats