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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
wallpaper
wall·paper [wallpaper wallpapers wallpapered wallpapering] noun, verb BrE [ˈwɔːlpeɪpə(r)] NAmE [ˈwɔːlpeɪpər]
noun uncountable
1. thick paper, often with a pattern on it, used for covering the walls and ceiling of a room
•wallpaper paste
•a roll of wallpaper
•to hang wallpaper
2. (computing)the background pattern or picture that you choose to have on the screen of your computer, mobile/cell phone, etc.
Collocations:
Decorating and home improvement
Houses
refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/house/apartment/flat/room
be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings
build/put up shelves
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
make home improvements
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
make/drill/fill a hole
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
Example Bank:
•Ambient music is really just aural wallpaper.
•You can download desktop wallpaper.
•six rolls of wallpaper
verb (also paper)transitive, intransitive ~ (sth)
to put ↑wallpaper onto the walls of a room
Verb forms: 
See also: ↑paper
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