Definition of "wallpaper" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.

2. (countable) A roll of such paper.

3. (countable) A style or design of such material.

   • He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.

4. (uncountable, figurative, sometimes attributive) Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.

5. (computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

   • He chose a Minecraft design as his computer's wallpaper.

6. (television, slang) Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.

7. (philately, informal) Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.

8. (CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.

verb

1. (transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.