n. 25B6; noun
a sheet of paper. : See list.
the local paper : NEWSPAPER, journal, gazette, periodical; tabloid, broadsheet, quality paper, daily, weekly, evening paper, Sunday paper; informal rag; N. Amer. informal tab.
the paper was peeling off the walls : WALLPAPER, wallcovering; Brit. woodchip; trademark Anaglypta.
toffee papers : WRAPPER, wrapping.
a three-hour paper : EXAM, examination, test.
he has just published a paper : ESSAY, article, monograph, thesis, work, dissertation, treatise, study, report, analysis, tract, critique, exegesis, review; N. Amer. theme.
personal papers : DOCUMENTS, certificates, letters, files, deeds, records, archives, paperwork, documentation; Law muniments.
they asked us for our papers : IDENTIFICATION PAPERS/DOCUMENTS, identity card, ID, credentials.
25B6; verb we papered the walls : WALLPAPER, hang wallpaper on.
25A0; paper something over COVER UP, hide, conceal, disguise, camouflage, gloss over.
25A0; on paper
he put his thoughts down on paper : IN WRITING, in black and white, in print.
the combatants were evenly matched on paper : IN THEORY, theoretically, supposedly.
Types of Paper
art paper notepaper
blotting paper oil paper
bond paper parchment paper
brown paper rag paper
carbon paper ricepaper
cartridge paper sandpaper
crêpe paper satin paper
drawing paper thermal paper
glasspaper tissue paper
graph paper tracing paper
greaseproof paper vellum
India paper waxed paper
Japanese paper wove paper
laid paper wrapping paper
manila paper writing paper
manuscript paper