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1. | [ noun ] a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses | |
Related terms: | material sheet card tissue wallpaper pad writing_paper cardboard parchment linen drawing_paper filter_paper roofing_paper ticker_tape rice_paper tracing_paper graph_paper flypaper blueprint_paper wrapping_paper chad litmus_paper greaseproof_paper manila carbon_paper confetti music_paper newspaper oilpaper cartridge_paper india_paper computer_paper art_paper paper_toweling papier-mache transfer_paper construction_paper wax_paper papyrus crepe blotting_paper waste_paper litmus_paper manifold paper_tape cellulose wallpaper | |
2. | [ noun ] (writing,education) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | |
Synonyms: | report theme composition | |
Examples: | "he got an A on his composition" |
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Related terms: | essay writing_assignment incidental_music term_paper | |
3. | [ noun ] (writing,news) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | |
Synonyms: | newspaper | |
Examples: | "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
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Related terms: | press school_newspaper gazette tabloid daily column headline news_item comic_strip sports_section news_article feature rotogravure | |
4. | [ noun ] medium for written communication | |
Examples: | "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" |
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Related terms: | medium page | |
5. | [ noun ] (writing) a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses | |
Examples: | "he has written many scientific papers" |
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Related terms: | article | |
6. | [ noun ] (writing,business) a business firm that publishes newspapers | |
Synonyms: | newspaper newspaper_publisher | |
Examples: | "Murdoch owns many newspapers" |
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Related terms: | publisher | |
7. | [ verb ] cover with paper | |
Examples: | "paper the box" |
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Related terms: | cover | |
8. | [ adjective ] made of paper | |
Examples: | "they wore paper hats at the party" |
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Related terms: | insubstantial | |
9. | [ verb ] cover with wallpaper | |
Synonyms: | wallpaper | |
Related terms: | cover wallpaper wallpaperer | |
10. | [ noun ] (writing) a newspaper as a physical object | |
Synonyms: | newspaper | |
Examples: | : "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" |
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Related terms: | product | |
Similar spelling: |
pauper papery Pabir pavior |