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- Dictionarypa·per/ˈpāpər/
noun
- 1. material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material: "a sheet of paper" Similar
- 2. a piece or sheet of paper with something written or drawn on it: "he riffled through the papers on his desk"
verb
- 1. apply wallpaper to (a wall or room): "the walls were papered in a Regency stripe"
- 2. fill (a theater) by giving out free tickets: theatrical slang "surely the theater could at least have papered the house if the box office was looking so poor"
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1. a (1) : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension. (2) : a similar sheet of other material (such as plastic) b. : a piece of paper. 2. a. : a piece of paper containing a written or printed statement : document. pedigree papers. b. : a piece of paper containing writing or print. c.
a piece of writing on a particular subject written by an expert and usually published in a book or journal, or read aloud to other people: He will give a paper on thermodynamics at a conference in Berlin.
A paper is a part of a written examination in which you answer a number of questions in a particular period of time. We sat each paper in the Hall.
4 days ago · /ˈpeɪpər/ /ˈpeɪpə/ IPA guide. Other forms: papers; papered; papering. Paper is the thin, flexible material you doodle on during math class. It's also paper that you fold carefully into the shape of an airplane before launching it across the classroom.
PAPER definition: 1. thin, flat material used for writing on, covering things in, etc: 2. a newspaper: 3. an…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of paper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. paper. noun. /ˈpeɪpə (r)/ /ˈpeɪpər/ Idioms. for writing/wrapping. [uncountable] (often in compounds) the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things. a piece/sheet of paper.
Paper definition: 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.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + paper writing/note paper (= good quality paper for writing letters) Can you fetch me a piece of writing paper and a pen? plain paper (= with nothing written or printed on it) The package was wrapped in plain brown paper. lined paper (= printed with horizontal lines, for writing) a note written on lined paper wrapping paper ...
PAPER meaning: 1 : the material that is used in the form of thin sheets for writing or printing on, wrapping things, etc.; 2 : a sheet of paper with information written or printed on it usually plural
