paperweight
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paperweight noun
- A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
- Any object used for this purpose.“John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.”
- A useless piece of equipment.
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paper-weightletterweightpaper clippaper airplanepaper casepaperthreadpaperheftplate paperpaper planepaper flyerpaperwarepaper flierwaferflimsytissue paper
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