Definitions of Paper [ˈpeɪ pər]

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Definition of 'Paper'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) paper
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, or other fibrous material, usu. in thin sheets, used to write or print on, for wrapping, for decorating walls, etc.

2.  paper
a piece, sheet, or leaf of this.

3.  paper
something resembling this substance, as papyrus.

4.  paper
a written or printed document or the like.

5.  paper
a newspaper or journal.

6.  paper
a scholarly essay, article, or dissertation, usu. intended for publication.

7.  paper
a written piece of schoolwork, as a composition.

8.  paper
Often, papers. a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like:
citizenship papers.

9.  paper
negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money.

10.  paper
a promissory note.

11.  paper
a sheet of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows.

12.  paper
Slang. a free pass to an entertainment.

13. (v.t.) paper
to cover with wallpaper.

14.  paper
to line or cover with paper.

15.  paper
to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout (an area).

16.  paper
to fold or wrap in paper.

17.  paper
to supply with paper.

18.  paper
Informal. to deluge with documents, esp. those requiring response or compliance.

19.  paper
Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) by giving away free tickets.

20.  paper
Archaic.

21.  paper
to write or set down on paper.

22.  paper
to describe in writing.

23. (v.i.) paper
to apply wallpaper to walls.

24.  paper
paper over, to conceal or cover up (dissension, controversy, etc.), esp. to preserve an impression of accord.

25. (adj.) paper
made of paper: a paper bag.

26.  paper
like paper; thin or flimsy.

27.  paper
pertaining to routine clerical duties.

28.  paper
conducted by means of letters, articles, books, etc.:
a paper war.

29.  paper
existing on paper only; not realized:
paper profits.

30.  paper
in written or printed form.

31.  paper
in theory only.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME papire < L pap&ymacr;ruspapyrus)

Definition of 'Paper'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) paper
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

2. (noun) composition, paper, report, theme
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his composition"

3. (noun) newspaper, paper
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
"he read his newspaper at breakfast"

4. (noun) paper
a medium for written communication
"the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"

5. (noun) paper
a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
"he has written many scientific papers"

6. (noun) newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher
a business firm that publishes newspapers
"Murdoch owns many newspapers"

7. (verb) newspaper, paper
the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
"when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"

8. (verb) paper
cover with paper
"paper the box"

9. (verb) wallpaper, paper
cover with wallpaper

Definition of 'Paper'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) paper
a very thin flat material for writing on
a piece/sheet of paper; colored/lined/plain paper

2.  paper
a newspaper
I read the paper every morning.

3.  paper
an essay on a particular subject
I have to turn my paper in next Friday.; a paper on 20th century poetry

4.  paper
papers
official documents
Are all your papers in order?

5.  paper
a written examination
the history paper

6.  paper
on paper
written down
I need to see the information on paper.

7. (adjective) paper
made of paper
a paper napkin

Definition of 'Paper'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Paper
of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army

2. (noun) Paper
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

3. (noun) Paper
a sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance

4. (noun) Paper
a printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society

5. (noun) Paper
a printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper

6. (noun) Paper
negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper

7. (noun) Paper
decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below

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

9. (noun) Paper
a medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper

10. (verb) Paper
to cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house

11. (verb) Paper
to fold or inclose in paper

12. (verb) Paper
to put on paper; to make a memorandum of

Translation of 'Paper'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (
Afrikaans: papier	Arabic: وَرَق	Bulgarian: хартия
Brazilian: papel	Czech: papír(ový)	German: das Papier, Papier-...
Danish: papir; papir-	Greek: χαρτί	Spanish: papel
Estonian: paber	Farsi: کاغذ	Finnish: paperi
French: (en/de) papier	Hebrew: נְיָר	Hindi: कागज
Croatian: papir	Hungarian: papír	Indonesian: kertas
Icelandic: pappír	Italian: carta; di carta	Japanese: 紙
Korean: 종이	Lithuanian: popierius	Latvian: papīrs
Malay: kertas	Dutch: papier	Norwegian: papir
Polish: papier	Persian: کاغذ	Pashto: کاغذ
Portuguese: papel	Romanian: (de/din) hârtie	Russian: бумага
Slovak: papier; papierový	Slovenian: papir; papirnat	Serbian: papir
Swedish: papper	Thai: กระดาษ	Turkish: (boş) kâğıt
Taiwanese: 紙	Ukrainian: папір	Urdu: کاغذ
Vietnamese: giấy	Chinese: 纸
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