Synonyms and antonyms of Office supplies and other stationery in British Thesaurus

binder (noun)

a hard cover that holds loose papers together

blotter (noun)

a piece of special thick paper that you use for drying the ink when you have just finished writing with a fountain pen

blotting paper (noun)

special thick paper that you use for drying the ink when you have just finished writing with a fountain pen

bulldog clip (British)

British a small object used for keeping papers together

business card (noun)

a small card that has a person’s name on it, as well as the address, telephone number, and email address of the company that they work for

carbon (noun)

a piece of carbon paper

carbon paper (noun)

very thin black or blue paper that you place between two pieces of paper in order to copy your writing from the top piece onto the bottom piece

card (noun)

a small piece of thick stiff paper with your name, your job, and the name of your company printed on it

card (noun)

a piece of thick stiff paper on which you record information about something

card (noun)

a piece of thick stiff paper with printed information on it, usually part of a set

card catalogue (noun)

a card index

card index (noun)

British a box of cards, each of which has different information on it, usually arranged in alphabetical order

cartridge paper (noun)

British thick paper with a rough surface that you use for drawing

clipboard (noun)

a small board that you can attach papers to, so that you can write on them easily while you are moving around

compliments slip (noun)

British a small piece of paper that a company sends with goods or documents to show who they are from

correction fluid (noun)

a white liquid used for covering the mistakes in a piece of writing

date stamp (noun)

an object used for printing the date on a document, or the date that is printed

drawing pin (noun)

British a short pin with a flat top, used for fastening paper to a wall

envelope (noun)

a flat paper case for a letter or document, with a part that you stick down to close it before you write an address on it and send it through the post

eraser (noun)

mainly American a rubber for removing pencil or pen marks

folder (noun)

a thin flat container for sheets of paper, usually consisting of a large folded piece of heavy paper

folio (noun)

a loose page or sheet of paper

graph paper (noun)

paper that has small squares printed on it, used for drawing graphs

headed (adjective)

headed paper has the name and address of a person or organization printed at the top

index card (noun)

one of a set of small cards on which you write information

ink pad (noun)

a thick piece of material that contains ink, used for putting ink on a rubber stamp

Jiffy bag (British)

British a type of thick envelope made with several soft layers to protect what is inside it

mailer (noun)

mainly American a box or large envelope used for posting something

meishi (noun)

a Japanese business card

mount (noun)

a piece of stiff paper or card on which you fix a picture, photograph etc

notepad (noun)

several sheets of paper joined together along one edge, used for writing notes

paperclip (noun)

a small piece of bent wire used for holding pieces of paper together

paperweight (noun)

a small heavy object that you put on top of pieces of paper to keep them in place

parchment (noun)

thick pale yellow paper

pencil sharpener (noun)

an object with a blade inside, used for making a pencil sharper

Post-it ()

a small piece of coloured paper with a sticky substance on the back that is used for writing notes and temporarily sticking them on other papers and surfaces

ring binder (noun)

a hard cover with metal rings inside that pass through special holes in sheets of paper to keep them together

rubber (noun)

British a small piece of rubber used for removing pencil marks from paper. The American word is eraser.

rubber stamp (noun)

a small object with a piece of rubber on one end that is used for printing something on a piece of paper

sae (noun)

British stamped addressed envelope, or self-addressed envelope: an envelope with your name, address, and a stamp on it that you give to someone so that they can easily send you something

scratchpad (noun)

mainly American a notepad

stamp (noun)

a small tool with a pattern or writing on one side that you press into ink and use for printing a mark on paper

stamped addressed envelope (noun)

British an sae

staple (noun)

a small piece of wire that you press through pieces of paper with a small object called a stapler so that the ends of the wire bend over and fasten the pieces of paper together

staple (noun)

a small piece of metal shaped like a U with pointed ends that you force into a surface to hold something in place

stapler (noun)

a small object used for fastening pieces of paper with a staple

stationery (noun)

pens, paper, envelopes, pencils, and other things used for writing

stationery (noun)

paper used for writing letters, often with the name of a company on it, and envelopes that match

tablet (noun)

American a set of sheets of paper for writing on that are fastened together at one edge

tack (noun)

American a thumbtack

thumbtack (noun)

American a drawing pin

Tipp-Ex (British)

British a white liquid used for covering mistakes in something that you are writing or typing

tracing paper (noun)

transparent paper through which you trace an image

transparency (noun)

a sheet of plastic with writing or pictures on it that you shine light through in order to show the writing or pictures on a large screen

window (noun)

a part of some envelopes that you can see through in order to read the address printed on the letter