🇬🇧 Wallpaper meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To wallpaper means to cover the walls of a room with big sheets of decorated paper. Adults spread sticky glue on the wall, carefully press the paper on, and smooth out the bumps so it looks nice. People wallpaper rooms to change the color, add patterns like flowers or stars, and make a room feel cozy or fun.

We wallpapered the nursery with alphabet letters, so the baby will learn to read before it can walk—or pay rent.

The teacher wallpapered our classroom with maps, so even the trash can knows where Australia is.

I tried to help wallpaper my room, but I mostly wallpapered my own face and hair.

Mom wallpapered the kitchen with fruit pictures, and now I feel like the oranges are silently judging my snack choices.

My aunt wallpapered her office with clouds, so she can daydream without even looking out the window.

After the long grey year, she decided to wallpaper the small room. She would wallpaper the north wall, wallpaper around the window, wallpaper behind the bed, wallpaper the closet door, wallpaper until the light fell. When she stepped back and saw color, she laughed and felt at home and cried softly.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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