stationery
/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
nounwriting materials such as paper, pencils, notebooks, etc.
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1. The store sells high-quality stationery, and each of its levels has a different concept.
2. It was called Stationery.
3. I'm going to call it Stationery.
4. But apparently, a lot of you also wanted stationery.
5. Stationery was donated.
ring binder
noun
a cover with metal rings inside that pass through the holes of the documents within to hold them together
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folder
/ˈfoʊɫdɝ/
nouna cover made of plastic or folded card in which documents or pieces of paper can be kept
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1. folder means up one folder in the directory structure.
2. The TV app also uses a folder here.
3. As a matter of fact folders can have multiple screens inside them.
4. I just have folders here.
5. I actually use folders all the time.
paperclip
/pˈeɪpɚklˌɪp/
nouna small curved object that is used to hold sheets of paper close together
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1. What can a paperclip be useful for?
2. One has paperclips, several ballpoint pens and a highlighter.
3. Unfold the paperclip like this.
4. Number nine, bend a paperclip with your mind.
5. - I made a little necklace, out of paperclips.
alligator clip
/ˈælᵻɡˌeɪɾɚ klˈɪp/
nouna metal object with two toothed jaws and a spring, used for holding things in place
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post-it
/pˈoʊstɪt/
nouna small piece of colored paper that is sticky on one side and can be easily removed, used for leaving notes
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1. Post-It notes, and white boards, and all of those things.
2. Another fun DIY is Post-It note earrings.
3. Number ten - post-it notes.
4. But, thanks to technology, even post-it notes are now digitized.
5. So the next thing for me has got to be Post-it Notes.
clipboard
/ˈkɫɪpˌbɔɹd/
nouna small board that has a clip on top for holding sheets of paper
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1. They had clipboards back in my day.
2. Use a clipboard manager.
3. Well Clipboard Managers are one exception.
4. The first one is going to save a clipboard .
5. These clipboards are filled with numbers.
fountain pen
/fˈaʊntɪn pˈɛn/
nouna pen that can be refilled with ink
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nib
/ˈnɪb/
nounthe tip of a pen that puts the ink on paper
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1. Yeah, just nib it.
2. Add cacao nibs.
3. Because of that, the most expensive fountain pens typically have larger nibs than less expensive fountain pens.
4. The sixth mistake is dropping a fountain pen on the nib.
5. Unlike ballpoint or rollerball pens, nibs come in different widths.
ballpoint
/ˈbɔɫpɔɪnt/
nouna pen with a small metal ball at its tip that puts the ink on paper when it rolls
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1. Ballpoint pens let people write faster and more neatly.
2. Ballpoint pens let people write faster and more neatly.
3. I'd take a ballpoint pen
4. So, the ballpoint is fundamentally a utilitarian pen.
5. The whole thing is ballpoint pen.
biro
/ˈbɪɹoʊ/
nouna pen with a metal ball at the tip that when rolls puts the ink on paper
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1. Loud wanted a way to write on rough surfaces like leather, and Bíró needed a pen that wouldn't need to be refilled often and would be good for scribbling out notes or editing newspaper stories.
lead
/lɛd/
nounthe object inside a pencil that makes a mark when moved on paper
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1. A culinary choice in South China led to a fatal infection in Hong Kong, subsequently 8,000 cases of SARS, nearly 1,000 deaths, 30 countries, six continents.
2. My ego is leading the way.
3. The royal always leads the way.
4. Lead your partner.
5. - Lead the conversation.
Scotch tape
/skˈɑːtʃ tˈeɪp/
nounplastic tape that is transparent and sticky on one side, used for sticking things together, such as paper
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1. Oh no, Scotch Tape just unfollowed us.
2. Obviously, you can use traditional Scotch Tape, or I found this little gadget in the supermarket.
highlighter
/hˈaɪlaɪɾɚ/
nouna type of pen with a colored tip, used for marking words in a piece of writing, book, magazine, etc.
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1. I love highlighter.
2. Yep, this highlighter has officially kicked my sorry little pen’s butt!
3. - You put highlighter all over my cheeks.
4. - Actually, - You said highlighter first.
5. - Highlighters are your best friends.
felt tip
/fˈɛlt tˈɪp/
nouna pen with a tip that is made of a fiber called felt
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stapler
/ˈsteɪpəɫɝ/, /ˈsteɪpɫɝ/
nouna tool used for fastening sheets of paper together by putting staples into them
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1. A stapler would be better.
2. Hey, can I borrow that stapler?
3. You get, now, a DNA stapler, instead.
4. After that, the stapler will bend the pins of the staples outward.
5. The stapler's the one that's always breaking.
pencil sharpener
/pˈɛnsəl ʃˈɑːɹpənɚ/
nouna handheld tool with a small blade inside, used for sharpening pencils
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1. And it generates enough power to run maybe a small Pencil Sharpener.
Witeout
noun
a white liquid for covering mistakes made while writing
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pushpin
/pˈʊʃpɪn/
nouna type of thumbtack with a colored piece of plastic on one end
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1. These red pushpins show the actual location of rescues we've done.
2. Okay, so much like most other wireless earphones, they've got these little pushpin connectors that charge the actual earphones themselves.
3. Just pick up your cup, and using your pushpin, put as many holes as you want in the bottom of your cup.
4. Take a water bottle, And poke it with a pushpin.
5. Pushpins, or thumbtacks are a common office supply.
thumbtack
/θˈʌmbtæk/
nouna short pin with a flat round head that is used to fasten paper to a wall or board
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1. Other aquatic insects like water treaders exploit surface tension, just like thumbtacks and paper clips.
2. - You wouldn't put thumbtacks on a peanut butter sandwich.
3. Oh, those are thumbtacks.
4. Take this thumbtack.
5. Pushpins, or thumbtacks are a common office supply.
punch
/ˈpəntʃ/
nouna machine or tool used for making holes in paper or other material
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1. Punch an armoire!
2. Punch an armoire.
3. Punching a rib eye.
4. Punch the granola.
5. Punch the granola.
notepad
/ˈnoʊtˌpæd/
nouna set of sheets of paper held together on which one can write notes
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1. You have notepads and things.
2. I've got my notepad.
3. So grab your notepad.
4. Do I get a notepad?
5. - I have a notepad! -
rubber stamp
/ɹˈʌbɚ stˈæmp/
nouna handheld tool that is used for imprinting a name, date, etc. onto a piece of paper
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1. There were no political parties, no pledge to delegates, no rubber stamp.
2. Take a rubber stamp and push down gently into the cover to make an indent.
3. Create a proper address with a wooden house number sign and rubber stamps.
4. Often called the rubber stamp parliament, the NPC welcomes delegates from across China to come to Beijing and debate policy.
5. He started making rubber stamps.
mechanical pencil
/mɪkˈænɪkəl pˈɛnsəl/
nouna pencil with a button on top that can be pushed or turned to get more lead out
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1. Sculpting Mechanical Pencil in Taupe.
carbon paper
/kˈɑːɹbən pˈeɪpɚ/
nounthin paper with one side coated with a dark substance, put between two sheets of paper to copy everything that is being written or typed on it onto the sheet underneath
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card catalog
/kˈɑːɹd kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡ/
nounan alphabetically-arranged set of cards with information on them, found especially in libraries
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in-tray
/ɪntɹˈeɪ/
nouna tray-like object on an office desk on which letters or documents that need to be read or checked are placed
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out-tray
/ˈaʊttɹˈeɪ/
nouna tray-like object on an office desk on which letters or other documents that have been dealt with or are ready to be sent away are placed
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file cabinet
/fˈaɪl kˈæbᵻnət/
nouna piece of office furniture with drawers in which documents can be stored
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wastebasket
/ˈweɪstˌbæskət/
nounan object with an open top that is used for holding trash, particularly waste paper
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1. [Emily] This would be in Lois' wastebasket in five seconds.
2. In the bathroom, inside of a lone wastebasket, was a pile of hair clippings, reddish-brown in color.
3. Maids and housekeeping cleaners maintain many facilities in daily use: they make beds, replace linens, empty wastebaskets, wash dishes, and replenish supplies.
4. And this wastebasket part, that's to represent what the structure of space-time itself is doing during this period.
5. Be sure to have a wastebasket nearby.
handy
/ˈhændi/
adjectiveadvantageous, practical, or of use
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1. This route-finding capability is remarkably handy.
2. Feeling handy?
3. What functionality is handy?
4. Sometimes competition is handy.
5. The Reminders app is very handy.
functional
/ˈfəŋkʃənəɫ/
adjectivedesigned to be practical and useful, not attractive
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1. Screen is functional.
2. Clothing is functional.
3. The stock is functional.
4. this section is deeply functional.
5. The kitchen is functional.