pa·per (p  p r)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. Phrasal Verb: 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. paper over Idioms: 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. 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. [Middle English, from Old French papier, from Latin pap  rus, papyrus plant, papyrus paper, from Greek pap ros.]pa per·er n. |
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
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grassescard - 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) 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 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" 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"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 feature article, feature - a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" 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" 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" 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 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" |
paper
noun 2. essay, study, article, analysis, script, composition, assignment, thesis, critique, treatise, dissertation, monograph
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;
paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → papier m;
adj → en or de papier
vt → tapisser (de papier peint);
papers npl (also: identity papers) → papiers mpl (d'identité);
paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → Papier nt;
(also: newspaper) → Zeitung f (= exam); Arbeit f (= academic essay); Referat nt (= document); Dokument nt, Papier (= wallpaper); Tapete f
vt [+ room] → tapezieren;
papers npl (also: identity papers) → Papiere pl;
to put sth down on paper → etw schriftlich festhalten
paper [ˈpeɪpəʳ] n → carta;
(also: wallpaper) → carta da parati, tappezzeria;
adj → di carta
vt → tappezzare;
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. papier وَرَق хартия papír(ový) papir; papir- das Papier, Papier-... χαρτί papel paber کاغذ paperi (en/de) papier נְיָר कागज papir papír kertas pappír carta; di carta 紙 종이 popierius papīrs kertas papier papir papier papel (de/din) hârtie бумага papier; papierový papir; papirnat papir papper กระดาษ (boş) kâğıt 紙 папір کاغذ giấy 纸
2 a single (often printed or typed) piece of this There were papers all over his desk. papier وَرَقَه، قِطعَة وَرَق документ list papíru papir das Papier φύλλο χαρτιού papel paber ورق؛ برگ paperi (feuille de) papier נְיָר कागज dokumenti,spisi papírlapok; írások kertas (pappírs)blað (foglio di) carta 書類 한 장의 종이 raštas, dokumentas, pranešimas dokuments kertas blad papier ark, blad, stykke papir papier papel (foaie de) hârtie лист бумаги list papiera papir papir papper ใบปลิว (yazılı) kâğıt 一張紙 папір; листок ورق، کاغذ tờ giấy 一张纸
3 a newspaper Have you read the paper? koerant جَريدَه، صَحيفَه вестник noviny avis die Zeitung εφημερίδα periódico ajaleht روزنامه sanomalehti journal עִיתוֹן अखबार, समाचार पत्र novine újság surat kabar dagblað giornale 新聞 신문 laikraštis laikraksts surat khabar krant avis gazeta jornal ziar газета noviny časopis novine tidning หนังสือพิมพ์ gazete 報紙 газета اخبار báo 报纸
4 a group of questions for a written examination The Latin paper was very difficult. vraestel وَرَقة أسئِلَة إمتحان въпроси за изпит písemka, test skriftlig eksamensopgave die Prüfungsarbeit γραπτή εξέταση examen kirjaliku eksami küsimused امتحان کتبی koe épreuve בְּחִינָה परीक्षा पत्र ispitni pismeni zadatak dolgozat, írásbeli (vizsga) ujian tertulis (skriflegt) próf compito, esame 筆記試験 시험 문제 egzaminas raštu, testas (eksāmena) biļete kertas soalan schriftelijke test prøve, oppgave, stil test, egzamin exame lucrare (scrisă) экзаменационная работа písomka, test naloga test skriftligt prov ข้อสอบ sınav 考卷 іспитовий білет پرچۂ سوالات đề bài thi 考卷
5 (in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc The policeman demanded my papers. dokumente وَثائِق، مُسْتَنَدات документи průkaz, papíry identitetspapirer die Papiere (pl.) χαρτιά, επίσημα στοιχεία (πληθ.) papeles, documentos dokumendid اوراق هویت paperit papiers (d'identité) תְּעוּדוֹת कागजात, दस्तावेज isprave, dokumenti dolgozat, előadás surat keterangan skilríki documento 身分証明書 신분 증명서 dokumentai (personas) dokumenti dokumen pengenalan diri documenten papirer dokumenty documentos acte (de identitate) документы preukaz, papiere dokumenti dokumenta legitimationshandling บัตรประจำตัว belge, evrak, kimlik 身份證，證件 особисті документи شناخت نامہ giấy tờ 身份证，证件
adj papery
like paper papery leaves. papieragtig وَرَقِي като хартия papírovitý papiragtig papierähnlich που είναι σαν χαρτί parecido al papel, de papel como paberitaoline کاغذ مانند paperimainen mince comme le papier דַק כְּניָר कागजी papirnat papírszerű seperti kertas pappírslegur (simile a carta) 紙のような 종이 같은 kaip popierius papīram līdzīgs spt kertas papierachtig papirtynn, papiraktig jak papier como papel (ca) de hârtie бумажный papierovitý tenek kot papir papirni som papper, papperslik ที่เหมือนกระดาษ kâğıt gibi, ince 似紙的 схожий на папір کاغذ جيسا mỏng như giấy 似纸的
n paperback
a book with a paper cover. sagtebandboek كِتاب بِغِلاف من وَرَق книга с меки корици brožovaná kniha paperback das Paperback χαρτόδετο βιβλίο libro en rústica pehmekaaneline raamat کتابی با جلد نازک taskukirja livre de poche סֵפֶר בִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּה कागज जिल्द, कागज चढ़ी पुस्तक broširana (obično đepna) knjiga puha kötésű (v. puhafedeles) könyv sampul kertas pappírskilja libro tascabile, ペーパーバック 종이 표지 책 knyga plonu viršeliu brošēta (plānos vākos) grāmata berkulit lembut paperback heftet bok, billigbok książka w miękkiej oprawce livro de bolso carte cu copertă necartonată книга в мягком переплёте kniha v mäkkej väzbe broširana knjiga knjiga sa mekanim koricama pocketbok หนังสือปกอ่อน karton kapaklı kitap 平裝本 книжка в паперовій обкладинці غير مجلد کتاب sách bìa mềm 平装本
adj
paperback novels. sagtebandagtig رِوايات ذات غِلاف وَرَقي евтин brožovaný paperback- Paperback-... χαρτόδετος de bolsillo pehmekaaneline جلد نازک pehmeäkantinen de poche בִּכּרִיכָה רַכָּה पेपरबैक đepna knjiga puhafedeles, papírkötésű sampul kertas pappírskilju- tascabile ペーパーバックの 종이 표지의 aptaisytas plonu viršeliu brošēts berkulit lembut pocket{#169} heftet, i billigutgave w miękkiej oprawce de bolso broşat в мягком переплёте v mäkkej väzbe broširan koji ima mekane korice häftad, pocket- ที่มีปกอ่อน karton kapaklı 平裝的 такий, що в паперовій обкладинці غير مجلد ناول bìa giấy 平装的
n paper-clip
a small, usually metal clip for holding papers together She attached her note to the papers with a paper-clip. skuifspeld مِشْبَك للوَرَق кламер sponka clips die Büroklammer συνδετήρας sujetapapeles kirjaklamber گیره کاغذ paperiliitin trombone מְהַדֵק कागज का क्लिप, कागजों को संलग्न करने वाली क्लिप spajalica gemkapocs penjepit kertas bréfaklemma graffetta, clip 紙ばさみ 종이 끼우개 sąvaržėlė (papīra) saspraude klip kertas paperclip binders spinacz clipe agrafă pentru hârtii скрепка для бумаг spinka sponka spajalica pappersklämma, gem ที่หนีบกระดาษ ataş, tel raptiye 紙夾 скрепка دھات کي کلپ جس سے کاغذات کو باندھتے ہيں cái kẹp giấy 纸夹
n paper-knife
a knife used for opening envelopes etc. briewemes فَتّاحة مَظاريف нож за хартия nůž na dopisy papirkniv der Brieföffner χαρτοκόπτης cortapapeles, abrecartas paberinuga کارد پاکت بازکن paperiveitsi coupe-papier סַכִּין מִכתָבִים पत्र कर्तक, कागज चाकू, कागज कार्तित्र nož za papir papírvágó kés pisau kertas bréfahnífur tagliacarte 紙切りナイフ (봉투를 열 때 쓰는) 종이칼 peilis popieriui pjaustyti papīrnazis pisau pembuka sampul surat papiermes brevåpner, papirkniv nóż do papieru corta-papéis нож для разрезания бумаги nôž na listy nož za papir nož za otvaranje pisama papperskniv มีดสำหรับเปิดซองจดหมาย zarf açacağı 裁紙刀 розрізний ніж, ніж для паперу کاغذ تراش چاقو dao rọc giấy 裁纸刀
paper sculpture
the art of modelling with folded paper. papierbeeldjie فَن موديلات الأزياء الوَرَقيَّه оригами modelování ze skládaného papíru origami die Papierfaltkunst χαρτογλυπτική papiroflexia paberskulptuur مجسمه سازی با کاغذ paperityö origami אוֹרִיגָאמִי कागज मोड़ कर बनाए गए माडल modeliranje papirom papírszobrászat seni melipat kertas pappírsskúlptur/-mótun origami 紙細工 종이 조소술(彫塑術) modelių lankstymas iš popieriaus veidošana no papīra seni lipatan kertas papiervouwkunst origami, papirbrettingskunst modelowanie z papier mach\'e origâmi QUERY оригами modelovanie zo skladaného papiera umetnost pregibanja papirja, origami skulpture od papira pappersvikning, origami งานป้นจากกระดาษ kâğıtla model yapma sanatı 紙制雕塑品 паперова скульптура کاغذي نقاشي کا فن nghệ thuật 纸制雕塑品
n paperweight
a small, heavy object which can be put on top of pieces of paper to keep them in place, also used as an ornament. papiergewig ثُقّالة الوَرَق преспапие těžítko brevpresser der Briefbeschwerer πρες παπιέ pisapapeles paberivajutis وزنه کاغذ paperipaino presse-papiers מִשקוֹלֶת נְיָרוֹת कागज दाब pritiskivač za papire levélnehezék penindih kertas bréfapressa fermacarte 文ちん 서진(書鎭) prespapjė prese (rakstāmgalda piederums) penindih kertas presse{#169}papier brevpresse przycisk pesa-papéis presse-papier пресс-папье ťažidlo (na papier) pisemski obtežilnik držač papira brevpress ที่ทับกระดาษ kâğıt tutucu 鎮紙，書鎮 прес-пап'є کاغذ کو اڑنے سے بچانے والا وزن cái chặn giấy 镇纸，书镇
n paperwork
the part of a job which consists of keeping files, writing letters etc I spend most of my time on paperwork. papierwerk, dokumentasie عَمَل تَقارير وأوراق писмена работа papírování papirarbejde die Büroarbeit γραφική εργασία trabajo administrativo/de oficina paberiasjandus کار دفتری paperisota travail de bureau נַייֶרֶת अजिल्द, कागजी कार्यवाही administrativni posao,”papirologija” papírmunka kerja tulis-menulis pappírsvinna (lavoro d'ufficio) 書類事務 탁상 사무, 서류를 다루는 일 kanceliarinis darbas, raštvedyba lietvedība; rakstu darbi kerja menulis papierwerk skrive-/kontorarbeid robota papierkowa papelada muncă de birou канцелярская работа papierovanie pisarniška opravila papirologija pappers-, skrivbordsarbete เอกสาร kırtasiye(cilik), evrak işi 文書工作 канцелярська робота کاغذ کا کام công việc giấy tờ 文书工作
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