paper

pa·per  (ppr)

n.

1. A material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.

2. A single sheet of this material.

3. One or more sheets of paper bearing writing or printing, especially:

a. A formal written composition intended to be published, presented, or read aloud; a scholarly essay or treatise.

b. A piece of written work for school; a report or theme.

c. An official document, especially one establishing the identity of the bearer. Often used in the plural.

4. papers A collection of letters, diaries, and other writings, especially by one person: the Madison papers.

5. Commercial documents that represent value and can be transferred from owner to owner; negotiable instruments considered as a group: "billions more invested in American stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, and other paper" Christian Science Monitor.

6. A newspaper.

7. Wallpaper.

8. A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents: a paper of pins.

9. Slang

a. A free pass to a theater.

b. The audience admitted with free passes.

tr.v. pa·pered, pa·per·ing, pa·pers

1. To cover, wrap, or line with paper.

2. To cover with wallpaper.

3. To supply with paper.

4. Slang To issue free passes for (a theater, for example).

5. To construct (something) in haste and with little forethought: papered together a new coalition of political convenience.

adj.

1. Made of paper.

2. Resembling paper, as in thinness or flimsiness.

3. Of or relating to clerical work: paper duties.

4.

a. Existing only in printed or written form: paper profits; a paper corporation.

b. Planned but not realized; theoretical.

Phrasal Verb:

paper over

1. To put or keep out of sight; conceal: paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.

2. To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.

Idioms:

in paper

With a paperback binding; as a paperback.

on paper

1. In writing or print.

2. In theory, as opposed to actual performance or fact: It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.

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[Middle English, from Old French papier, from Latin paprus, papyrus plant, papyrus paper, from Greek papros.]

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paper·er n.

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paper

Noun

1. a flexible material made in sheets from wood pulp or other fibres and used for writing on, decorating walls, or wrapping parcels

2. short for newspaper or wallpaper

3. papers documents, such as a passport, which can identify the bearer

4. a set of examination questions

5. papers the collected diaries or letters of someone's private or public life

6. a lecture or an essay on a specific subject

7. on paper in theory, as opposed to fact: countless ideas which look good on paper just don't work in practice

Adjective

1. made of paper: paper towels, a paper bag

2. recorded on paper but not yet existing in practice: a paper profit of more than $50 million

Verb

to cover (walls) with wallpaper

See also paper over [Latin papyrus]

papery adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses card - one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys" confetti - small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) piece of paper, sheet of paper, sheet - paper used for writing or printing material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" art paper - a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay) blotter, blotting paper - absorbent paper used to dry ink blueprint paper - sensitized paper used to make blueprints cellulose - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers carbon paper, carbon - a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper cardboard, composition board - a stiff moderately thick paper cartridge paper - paper for making cartridge cases chad - a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape computer paper - paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a computer construction paper - paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts crepe, crepe paper - paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations drawing paper - paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting filter paper - a porous unsized paper used for filtering flypaper - paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies graph paper - paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs greaseproof paper - paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking linen paper, linen - a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish litmus paper - unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator manifold paper, manifold - a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds" manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper - a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp music paper, score paper - paper with lines appropriate for writing music newsprint, newspaper - cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" oilpaper - paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil india paper - a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books pad, pad of paper, tablet - a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge paper tape - a long narrow strip of paper paper toweling - absorbent paper used as toweling paper-mache, papier-mache - a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry papyrus - paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans parchment - a superior paper resembling sheepskin rice paper - a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree roofing paper, tar paper - a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing ticker tape - a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written tissue paper, tissue - a soft thin (usually translucent) paper tracing paper - a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings transfer paper - a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface wallpaper - a decorative paper for the walls of rooms waste paper - paper discarded after use wax paper - paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin
	2.	paper - an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" theme, report, composition essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition term paper - a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term
	3.	paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" newspaper public press, press - the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines rotogravure - printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press daily - a newspaper that is published every day gazette - a newspaper or official journal school newspaper, school paper - a newspaper written and published by students in a school tabloid, rag, sheet - newspaper with half-size pages editorial, newspaper column, column - an article giving opinions or perspectives feature article, feature - a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" news article, news story, newspaper article - an article reporting news headline, newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article sports section - the section of a newspaper that reports on sports news item - an item in a newspaper cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
	4.	paper - a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
	5.	paper - a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers" article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
	6.	paper - a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" newspaper, newspaper publisher publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house - a firm in the publishing business
	7.	paper - the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" newspaper product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
Verb	1.	paper - cover with paper; "paper the box" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	paper - cover with wallpaper                 wallpaper cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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paper

noun 1. newspaper, news, daily, journal, organ, rag (informal) tabloid, gazette, broadsheet

noun 2. essay, study, article, analysis, script, composition, assignment, thesis, critique, treatise, dissertation, monograph

noun 3. examination, test, exam

noun 4. report, study, survey, inquiry

plural noun 5. letters, records, documents, file, diaries, archive, paperwork, dossier

6. documents, records, certificates, identification, deeds, identity papers, I.D. (informal)

verb 7. wallpaper, line, hang, paste up, cover with paper >> on paper 8. in writing, written down, on (the) record, in print, in black and white

9. in theory, ideally, theoretically, in the abstract

Translations

paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → papel m (also: newspaper) → periódico, diario (= study, article); artículo (= exam); examen m

adj → de papel

vt → empapelar;

(identity) papers npl → papeles mpl; documentos mpl;

a piece of paper → un papel;

to put sth down on paper → poner algo por escrito

paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → papier m;

(also: wallpaper) → papier peint;

(also: newspaper) → journal m (= academic essay); article m (= exam); épreuve écrite

adj → en or de papier

vt → tapisser (de papier peint);

papers npl (also: identity papers) → papiers mpl (d'identité);

a piece of paper (= odd bit) → un bout de papier (= sheet); une feuille de papier;

to put sth down on paper → mettre qch par écrit

paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → Papier nt;

(also: newspaper) → Zeitung f (= exam); Arbeit f (= academic essay); Referat nt (= document); Dokument nt, Papier (= wallpaper); Tapete f

adj (= made from paper) [hat, plane etc] → Papier-, aus Papier

vt [+ room] → tapezieren;

papers npl (also: identity papers) → Papiere pl;

a piece of paper (= odd bit) → ein Stück nt Papier, ein Zettel m (= sheet); ein Blatt nt Papier;

to put sth down on paper → etw schriftlich festhalten

paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → carta;

(also: wallpaper) → carta da parati, tappezzeria;

(also: newspaper) → giornale m (= study, article); saggio (= exam); prova scritta

adj → di carta

vt → tappezzare;

a piece of paper (= odd bit) → un pezzo di carta (= sheet); un foglio (di carta);

to put sth down on paper → mettere qc per iscritto see also papers

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paper

n paper [ˈpeipə]

1 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; (also adjective ) a paper bag.papierوَرَقхартияpapír(ový)papir; papir-das Papier, Papier-...χαρτίpapelpaberکاغذpaperi(en/de) papierנְיָרकागजpapirpapírkertaspappírcarta; di carta紙종이popieriuspapīrskertaspapierpapirpapierpapel(de/din) hârtieбумагаpapier; papierovýpapir; papirnatpapirpapperกระดาษ(boş) kâğıt紙папірکاغذgiấy纸

2 a single (often printed or typed) piece of this There were papers all over his desk.papierوَرَقَه، قِطعَة وَرَقдокументlist papírupapirdas Papierφύλλο χαρτιούpapelpaberورق؛ برگpaperi(feuille de) papierנְיָרकागजdokumenti,spisipapírlapok; írásokkertas(pappírs)blað(foglio di) carta書類한 장의 종이raštas, dokumentas, pranešimasdokumentskertasblad papierark, blad, stykke papirpapierpapel(foaie de) hârtieлист бумагиlist papierapapirpapirpapperใบปลิว(yazılı) kâğıt一張紙папір; листокورق، کاغذtờ giấy一张纸

3 a newspaper Have you read the paper?koerantجَريدَه، صَحيفَهвестникnovinyavisdie Zeitungεφημερίδαperiódicoajalehtروزنامهsanomalehtijournalעִיתוֹןअखबार, समाचार पत्रnovineújságsurat kabardagblaðgiornale新聞신문laikraštislaikrakstssurat khabarkrantavisgazetajornalziarгазетаnovinyčasopisnovinetidningหนังสือพิมพ์gazete報紙газетаاخبارbáo报纸

4 a group of questions for a written examination The Latin paper was very difficult.vraestelوَرَقة أسئِلَة إمتحانвъпроси за изпитpísemka, testskriftlig eksamensopgavedie Prüfungsarbeitγραπτή εξέτασηexamenkirjaliku eksami küsimusedامتحان کتبیkoeépreuveבְּחִינָהपरीक्षा पत्रispitni pismeni zadatakdolgozat, írásbeli (vizsga)ujian tertulis(skriflegt) prófcompito, esame筆記試験시험 문제egzaminas raštu, testas(eksāmena) biļetekertas soalanschriftelijke testprøve, oppgave, stiltest, egzaminexamelucra­re (scrisă)экзаменационная работаpísomka, testnalogatestskriftligt provข้อสอบsınav考卷іспитовий білетپرچۂ سوالاتđề bài thi考卷

5 (in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc The policeman demanded my papers.dokumenteوَثائِق، مُسْتَنَداتдокументиprůkaz, papíryidentitetspapirerdie Papiere (pl.)χαρτιά, επίσημα στοιχεία (πληθ.)papeles, documentosdokumendidاوراق هویتpaperitpapiers (d'identité)תְּעוּדוֹתकागजात, दस्तावेजisprave, dokumentidolgozat, előadássurat keteranganskilríkidocumento身分証明書신분 증명서dokumentai(personas) dokumentidokumen pengenalan diridocumentenpapirerdokumentydocumentosacte (de identitate)документыpreukaz, papieredokumentidokumentalegitimationshandlingบัตรประจำตัวbelge, evrak, kimlik身份證，證件особисті документиشناخت نامہgiấy tờ身份证，证件

adj ˈpapery

like paper papery leaves.papieragtigوَرَقِيкато хартияpapírovitýpapiragtigpapierähnlichπου είναι σαν χαρτίparecido al papel, como de papelpaberitaolineکاغذ مانندpaperimainenmince comme le papierדַק כְּניָרकागजीpapirnatpapírszerűseperti kertaspappírslegur(simile a carta)紙のような종이 같은kaip popieriuspapīram līdzīgsspt kertaspapierachtigpapirtynn, papiraktigjak papiercomo papel(ca) de hârtieбумажныйpapierovitýtenek kot papirpapirnisom papper, papperslikที่เหมือนกระดาษkâğıt gibi, ince似紙的схожий на папірکاغذ جيساmỏng như giấy似纸的

n ˈpaperback

a book with a paper cover. sagtebandboekكِتاب بِغِلاف من وَرَقкнига с меки корициbrožovaná knihapaperbackdas Paperbackχαρτόδετο βιβλίοlibro en rústicapehmekaaneline raamatکتابی با جلد نازکtaskukirjade poche livreסֵפֶר בִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּהकागज जिल्द, कागज चढ़ी पुस्तकbroširana (obično đepna) knjigapuha kötésű (v. puhafedeles) könyvsampul kertaspappírskiljalibro tascabile,ペーパーバック종이 표지 책knyga plonu viršeliubrošēta (plānos vākos) grāmataberkulit lembutpaperbackheftet bok, billigbokksiążka w miękkiej oprawcelivro de bolsocarte cu copertă necartonatăкнига в мягком переплётеkniha v mäkkej väzbebroširana knjigaknjiga sa mekanim koricamapocketbokหนังสือปกอ่อนkarton kapaklı kitap平裝本книжка в паперовій обкладинціغير مجلد کتابsách bìa mềm平装本

adj

paperback novels.sagtebandagtigرِوايات ذات غِلاف وَرَقيевтинbrožovanýpaperback-Paperback-...χαρτόδετοςde bolsillopehmekaanelineجلد نازکpehmeäkantinende pocheבִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּהपेपरबैकđepna knjigapuhafedeles, papírkötésűsampul kertaspappírskilju-tascabileペーパーバックの종이 표지의aptaisytas plonu viršeliubrošētsberkulit lembutpocket{#169}heftet, i billigutgavew miękkiej oprawcede bolsobroşatв мягком переплётеv mäkkej väzbebroširankoji ima mekane koricehäftad, pocket-ที่มีปกอ่อนkarton kapaklı平裝的такий, що в паперовій обкладинціغير مجلد ناولbìa giấy平装的

n ˈpaper-clip

a small, usually metal clip for holding papers together She attached her note to the papers with a paper-clip.skuifspeldمِشْبَك للوَرَقкламерsponkaclipsdie Büroklammerσυνδετήραςsujetapapeleskirjaklamberگیره کاغذpaperiliitintromboneמְהַדֵקकागज का क्लिप, कागजों को संलग्न करने वाली क्लिपspajalicagemkapocspenjepit kertasbréfaklemmagraffetta, clip紙ばさみ종이 끼우개sąvaržėlė(papīra) saspraudeklip kertaspaperclipbindersspinaczclipeagrafă pen­tru hârtiiскрепка для бумагspinkasponkaspajalicapappersklämma, gemที่หนีบกระดาษataş, tel raptiye紙夾скрепкаدھات کي کلپ جس سے کاغذات کو باندھتے ہيںcái kẹp giấy纸夹

n ˈpaper-knife

a knife used for opening envelopes etc. briewemesفَتّاحة مَظاريفнож за хартияnůž na dopisypapirknivder Brieföffnerχαρτοκόπτηςcortapapeles, abrecartaspaberinugaکارد پاکت بازکنpaperiveitsicoupe-papierסַכִּין מִכתָבִיםपत्र कर्तक, कागज चाकू, कागज कार्तित्रnož za papirpapírvágó késpisau kertasbréfahnífurtagliacarte紙切りナイフ(봉투를 열 때 쓰는) 종이칼peilis popieriui pjaustytipapīrnazispisau pembuka sampul suratpapiermesbrevåpner, papirknivnóż do papierucorta-papéisнож для разрезания бумагиnôž na listynož za papirnož za otvaranje pisamapappersknivมีดสำหรับเปิดซองจดหมายzarf açacağı裁紙刀розрізний ніж, ніж для паперуکاغذ تراش چاقوdao rọc giấy裁纸刀

paper sculpture

the art of modelling with folded paper. papierbeeldjieفَن موديلات الأزياء الوَرَقيَّهоригамиmodelování ze skládaného papíruorigamidie Papierfaltkunstχαρτογλυπτικήpapiroflexiapaberskulptuurمجسمه سازی با کاغذpaperityöorigamiאוֹרִיגָאמִיकागज मोड़ कर बनाए गए माडलmodeliranje papirompapírszobrászatseni melipat kertaspappírsskúlptur/-mótunorigami紙細工종이 조소술(彫塑術)modelių lankstymas iš popieriausveidošana no papīraseni lipatan kertaspapiervouwkunstorigami, papirbrettingskunstmodelowanie z papier mach\'eorigâmi QUERYоригамиmodelovanie zo skladaného papieraumetnost pregibanja papirja, origamiskulpture od papirapappersvikning, origamiงานป้นจากกระดาษkâğıtla model yapma sanatı紙制雕塑品паперова скульптураکاغذي نقاشي کا فنnghệ thuật纸制雕塑品

n ˈpaperweight

a small, heavy object which can be put on top of pieces of paper to keep them in place, also used as an ornament. papiergewigثُقّالة الوَرَقпреспапиеtěžítkobrevpresserder Briefbeschwererπρες παπιέpisapapelespaberivajutisوزنه کاغذpaperipainopresse-papiersמִשקוֹלֶת נְיָרוֹתकागज दाबpritiskivač za papirelevélnehezékpenindih kertasbréfapressafermacarte文ちん서진(書鎭)prespapjėprese (rakstāmgalda piederums)penindih kertaspresse{#169}papierbrevpresseprzyciskpesa-papéispresse-papierпресс-папьеťažidlo (na papier)pisemski obtežilnikdržač papirabrevpressที่ทับกระดาษkâğıt tutucu鎮紙，書鎮прес-пап'єکاغذ کو اڑنے سے بچانے والا وزنcái chặn giấy镇纸，书镇

n ˈpaperwork

the part of a job which consists of keeping files, writing letters etc I spend most of my time on paperwork.papierwerk, dokumentasieعَمَل تَقارير وأوراقписмена работаpapírovánípapirarbejdedie Büroarbeitγραφική εργασίαtrabajo administrativo/de oficinapaberiasjandusکار دفتریpaperisotatravail de bureauנַייֶרֶתअजिल्द, कागजी कार्यवाहीadministrativni posao,”papirologija”papírmunkakerja tulis-menulispappírsvinna(lavoro d'ufficio)書類事務탁상 사무, 서류를 다루는 일kanceliarinis darbas, raštvedybalietvedība; rakstu darbikerja menulispapierwerkskrive-/kontorarbeidrobota papierkowapapeladamun­că de birouканцелярская работаpapierovaniepisarniška opravilapapirologijapappers-, skrivbordsarbeteเอกสารkırtasiye(cilik), evrak işi文書工作канцелярська роботаکاغذ کا کامcông việc giấy tờ文书工作