Meaning & Definition of Paper in English
English⟶
Paper
/pepər/
noun
1. A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
synonym:
- paper
2. An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- "He got an a on his composition"
synonym:
- composition,
- paper,
- report,
- theme
3. A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets
- Contains news and articles and advertisements
- "He read his newspaper at breakfast"
synonym:
- newspaper,
- paper
4. A medium for written communication
- "The notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
synonym:
- paper
5. A scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
- "He has written many scientific papers"
synonym:
- paper
6. A business firm that publishes newspapers
- "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
synonym:
- newspaper,
- paper,
- newspaper publisher
7. The physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
- "When it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
synonym:
- newspaper,
- paper
verb
1. Cover with paper
- "Paper the box"
synonym:
- paper
2. Cover with wallpaper
synonym:
- wallpaper,
- paper
Examples of using
Do you have a roll of toilet paper?
Paper is patient. There may pass a long time from the planning stage till the execution of a project. Not everything agreed on paper will be respected and accomplished. There is much written down what is wrong.
I didn't read the paper, but I read the abstract.