paper clip
A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.
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A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.
The rules of the game are to tap this fund only when you are down to ten cents and a paper clip.
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(US, humorous) Listed after an amount of money to emphasize a lack of resources.
The rules of the game are to tap this fund only when you are down to ten cents and a paper clip.
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- clipper65%
(chiefly, in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
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Anything or anyone that clips.
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(Singlish, placeholder) , clip; any claw-like tool used to grab objects or hold something in place.
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(countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.