Paper - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpeɪpər|  American pronunciation of the word paper
Brit.  |ˈpeɪpə|  British pronunciation of the word paper

noun

- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment) (syn: composition, report, theme)
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements (syn: newspaper)
he read his newspaper at breakfast
- a medium for written communication
the notion of an office running without paper is absurd
- a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
he has written many scientific papers
- a business firm that publishes newspapers (syn: newspaper)
Murdoch owns many newspapers
- the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher (syn: newspaper)
when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper

verb

- cover with paper
paper the box
- cover with wallpaper (syn: wallpaper)

Extra examples

We'll need pens, glue, and some paper.

Be sure to print the letter on good paper.

He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper.

A crumpled piece of paper

The border guards asked to see my papers.

They published a landmark paper in 1995.

The teacher was busy grading papers.

She did well on her history paper.

Their accounts showed lots of paper profits, but they went bankrupt anyway.

...there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring...

You can't believe everything you read in the paper.

I had to do a paper for my history course.

He just published a paper in the journal.

He presented a scholarly paper at the meeting.

Criminals are very reluctant to leave a paper trail.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: paper
he/she/it: papers
present participle: papering
past tense: papered
past participle: papered
noun
singular: paper
plural: papers
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