paper clip
Bent wire fastener
A paper clip is a small piece of bent wire or plastic used to hold sheets of paper together without permanently binding them.
The standard design—a double loop of metal wire—has remained largely unchanged since the late 1800s.
She gathered the documents and secured them with a paper clip.
- fidgetRestless small movements
- unbendStraighten or become informal
- bent out of shapeUnreasonably upset or annoyed
- holdMaintain in grasp
- hold togetherRemain unified, not fragment
metal · MacGyver · thin · fastener · wire · Microsoft · improvisation · cleverness · trade up · rubber band · twist · stainless steel · pin · file · tray · documents · stationery · desk drawer
- office suppliespens, pencils, staplers, pencil holder, binder
- clips
- office itemsdesk, chair, filing cabinet, lamp, pen
- vintage officetypewriter, adding machine, mimeograph, dictaphone, Rolodex
- paper fastenersstaple, brad, split pin, split ring
- paper equipmentfolder, binding machine, laminator, collator, hole punch
binding mechanism
paper clipstaple
Basic dietary necessity
adhesive tape · glue stick · rubber cement · hot glue · sewing