Get to know Paperweight better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like weight.
Paperweight meaning
- 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.
- A useless piece of equipment.
Synonyms of Paperweight
Using Paperweight
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A useless piece of equipment.
- Useful related words include: weight.
- In the example corpus, paperweight often appears in combinations such as: and paperweight.
Context around Paperweight
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paperweight
- In this selection, "paperweight" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, overpriced, useless, aluminum and magnifying stand out and add context to how "paperweight" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a useless paperweight and an aluminum paperweight and thought. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paperweight" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paperweight
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was like I was Cinderella and my iPhone would, if not quite turn into a pumpkin at midnight, instantly become a useless paperweight. (24 words)
At the DFP factory, in 1913, he noticed an aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum might be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate lighter pistons. (27 words)
Take notes in class or at a work meeting with this stationery set that includes a 192-page rules journal, wax stamp, two wax sticks, and a paperweight. (28 words)
The table is almost bare, save for a mesmerising cluster of glowing tree-like lights in the middle, cone-shaped earthenware cups for water and paperweight magnifying glasses – for perusing the paper a la carte menu. (36 words)
Let's just hope Johnny Boy's new bling doesn't turn out to be his 'kryptonite', and by that, I mean an overpriced paperweight that can't even stop some extra animated corpses. (34 words)
She survived the Joker venom by wearing a gas mask and tried to fight the Joker with a fire extinguisher, only to be bashed in the head with her Daily Planet paperweight. (32 words)
Example sentences (6)
The table is almost bare, save for a mesmerising cluster of glowing tree-like lights in the middle, cone-shaped earthenware cups for water and paperweight magnifying glasses – for perusing the paper a la carte menu.
Let's just hope Johnny Boy's new bling doesn't turn out to be his 'kryptonite', and by that, I mean an overpriced paperweight that can't even stop some extra animated corpses.
Take notes in class or at a work meeting with this stationery set that includes a 192-page rules journal, wax stamp, two wax sticks, and a paperweight.
It was like I was Cinderella and my iPhone would, if not quite turn into a pumpkin at midnight, instantly become a useless paperweight.
At the DFP factory, in 1913, he noticed an aluminum paperweight and thought that aluminum might be a suitable replacement for cast iron to fabricate lighter pistons.
She survived the Joker venom by wearing a gas mask and tried to fight the Joker with a fire extinguisher, only to be bashed in the head with her Daily Planet paperweight.
Common combinations with paperweight
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: