papering
Covering walls decoratively
Papering is the act of applying paper to a surface, most commonly wallpaper to walls.
In theater and entertainment, papering refers to filling seats with free tickets to make a venue appear full, since the audience members are essentially just paper ticket holders rather than paying customers.
The legal phrase papering over describes using documentation to obscure problems rather than solve them: They spent months papering over the compliance issues instead of addressing them.
Applying wall coverings
- pasteThick sticky substance
- liningInterior fabric layer
- overlayCovering placed atop
- hangingExecution by noose
stripping · seaming · sizing · border · frieze · dado · woodchip · liner
Gypsum-core building panels
- plasteringCoating walls with morite
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- paintingPigment on canvas
caulking · taping · mudding · skim-coating · seams · finishing · basecoat · patching
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- maskingConcealing by covering
- hidingStaying out of sight
- whitewashingConcealing unpleasant facts
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- quillingRolled paper strip art
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
- kirigamiCut-and-fold paper sculpture
papier-mache · cardmaking · embossing · stamping · die-cutting · folding · collage · marbling
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
notes · instruments · debentures · scrip · warrants
wallpapering
Applying wall coverings
hanging · stripping · seaming · sizing · border · frieze · dado · woodchip · liner · prepasted
drywall
Gypsum-core building panels
- plasteringCoating walls with morite
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
- primingMaking ready beforehand
painting · caulking · taping · mudding · skim-coating · seams · finishing · basecoat · patching · smoothing
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
whitewashing · obscuring · veiling · facade · veneer
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- quillingRolled paper strip art
- scrapbookingCreating decorated keepsake albums
- decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
kirigami · papier-mache · cardmaking · embossing · stamping · die-cutting · folding · collage · marbling · bookbinding
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- sharesUnits of company ownership
certificates · notes · instruments · debentures · scrip · warrants
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
paperingpainting
Pigment on canvas
tiling · plastering · whitewashing · paneling · stuccoing
paperingexposing
Making something known
revealing · addressing · confronting · uncovering · resolving
- papering overConcealing flaws temporarily
- toilet paperingDraping property with bathroom tissue
paper, newspaper, papers, papered, wallpaper, papyrus, wrapping paper, papery, tissue paper