paper

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.

2. 2noun

   A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.

3. 3noun

   A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society.

4. 4noun

   A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper.

5. 5noun

   Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.

6. 6noun

   Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below.

7. 7noun

   A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.

8. 8noun

   A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper.

9. 9adjective

   Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army.

10. 10transitive verb

    To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house.

11. 11transitive verb

    To fold or inclose in paper.

12. 12transitive verb

    To put on paper; to make a memorandum of.

13. 13noun

    the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

    "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"

    Synonyms

    newspaper
14. 14noun

    a medium for written communication

    "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"

15. 15noun

    a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

    "he read his newspaper at breakfast"

    Synonyms

    newspaper
16. 16noun

    a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses

    "he has written many scientific papers"

17. 17noun

    an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

    "he got an A on his composition"

    Synonyms

    compositionreporttheme
18. 18noun

    a business firm that publishes newspapers

    "Murdoch owns many newspapers"

    Synonyms

    newspaper
19. 19noun

    a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

20. 20verb

    cover with wallpaper

    Synonyms

    wallpaper
21. 21verb

    cover with paper

    "paper the box"