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paper

/ˈpeɪ̯.pəɹ/noun, verb2 syllables

Paper means: an essay (especially one written as an assignment).

Synonyms for paper7

noun, as in an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

composition, report, theme

noun, as in a business firm that publishes newspapers

newspaper, newspaper publisher

noun, as in a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

newspaper

noun, as in the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

newspaper

verb, as in cover with wallpaper

wallpaper

also used for paper

paper the house

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does paper mean?9

noun

1

an essay (especially one written as an assignment)“he got an A on his composition”

2

a business firm that publishes newspapers“Murdoch owns many newspapers”

3

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements“he read his newspaper at breakfast”

4

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher“when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper”

5

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

6

a medium for written communication“the notion of an office running without paper is absurd”

7

a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses“he has written many scientific papers”

verb

1

cover with wallpaper

2

cover with paper“paper the box”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with paper?3

two syllables

vaportaperdraper
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Paper in a sentence

  • Today, paper is used in quantity every day.unknown
  • In copying this paper, be careful not to leave out any words.unknown
  • According to today's paper, there was a fire in the city.CK
  • According to today's paper, there was a fire in this town last night.unknown
  • According to today's morning paper, the condemned criminal committed suicide.unknown
  • I need an envelope, a piece of paper, and a pencil or a pen.CK
  • There is very little paper left, so order some more.unknown
  • According to the paper, there was an earthquake last night.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of paper

as a noun

plural
papers

as a verb

past tense
papered
present participle
papering
third-person singular
papers
past participle
papered