paper clip
noun
: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Bieber finished the outfit with gold-and-diamond paper clip earrings and shimmering rosy makeup that complemented her golden tan. 
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 July 2022 Just use a paper clip or SIM ejection tool to pop the SIM card out of your current phone, then slide that SIM into your new phone. Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 July 2022 Some phones require you to stick something into a tiny hole to do this and a small paper clip usually does the trick. Washington Post, 6 May 2022 The entrance needle under the brewer head can also be cleaned with a paper clip, but has two holes that need to be cleaned. Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022 First, sterilize a paper clip by putting it over a flame and heating the tip. Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2021 Skipper’s mission was modeled after that of Kyle MacDonald, who in 2006 traded a red paper clip all the way to a house. NBC News, 14 Dec. 2021 Beyond the petition, social-media commentators have been likening the distinctive design to a pretzel, a paper clip and a balloon animal. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Aug. 2021 Microsoft's iconic but polarizing virtual assistant first appeared in Windows 97 as a small paper clip to help Microsoft Office users. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 15 July 2021 See More
Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 July 2022 Just use a paper clip or SIM ejection tool to pop the SIM card out of your current phone, then slide that SIM into your new phone. Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 1 July 2022 Some phones require you to stick something into a tiny hole to do this and a small paper clip usually does the trick. Washington Post, 6 May 2022 The entrance needle under the brewer head can also be cleaned with a paper clip, but has two holes that need to be cleaned. Lauren Smith Mcdonough, Good Housekeeping, 15 Apr. 2022 First, sterilize a paper clip by putting it over a flame and heating the tip. Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2021 Skipper’s mission was modeled after that of Kyle MacDonald, who in 2006 traded a red paper clip all the way to a house. NBC News, 14 Dec. 2021 Beyond the petition, social-media commentators have been likening the distinctive design to a pretzel, a paper clip and a balloon animal. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Aug. 2021 Microsoft's iconic but polarizing virtual assistant first appeared in Windows 97 as a small paper clip to help Microsoft Office users. Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 15 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
paper clip
noun
: a piece of bent wire used to hold sheets of paper together