Dictionary entry details
• PAPER (noun)
Meaning:
A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Meronyms (substance of "paper"):
cellulose (a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paper"):
parchment (a superior paper resembling sheepskin)
papyrus (paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans)
papier-mache (a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when went and painted when dry)
paper toweling (absorbent paper used as toweling)
paper tape (a long narrow strip of paper)
pad; pad of paper; tablet (a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge)
india paper (a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books)
oilpaper (paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil)
newspaper; newsprint (cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers)
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)
writing paper (paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts)
wrapping paper (a tough paper used for wrapping)
wax paper (paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax of paraffin)
waste paper (paper discarded after use)
wallpaper (a decorative paper for the walls of rooms)
transfer paper (a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface)
tracing paper (a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings)
tissue; tissue paper (a soft thin (usually translucent) paper)
ticker tape (a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written)
music paper; score paper (paper with lines appropriate for writing music)
manila; manila paper; manilla; manilla paper (a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp)
manifold; manifold paper (a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies)
cartridge paper (paper for making cartridge cases)
cardboard; composition board (a stiff moderately thick paper)
carbon; carbon paper (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)
blueprint paper (sensitized paper used to make blueprints)
blotter; blotting paper (absorbent paper used to dry ink)
art paper (a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay))
piece of paper; sheet; sheet of paper (used for writing or printing)
confetti (small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding))
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)
litmus paper (unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator)
linen; linen paper (a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish)
greaseproof paper (paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking)
graph paper (paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs)
flypaper (paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies)
filter paper (a porous unsized paper used for filtering)
drawing paper (paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting)
crepe; crepe paper (paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations)
card (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes)
Meaning:
An essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
paper; theme; report; composition
Context example:
he got an A on his composition
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
essay (an analytic or interpretive literary composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paper"):
term paper (a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term)
Meaning:
A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
newspaper; paper
Context example:
he read his newspaper at breakfast
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
press; public press (the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines)
Meronyms (parts of "paper"):
cartoon strip; comic strip; funnies; strip (a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book)
news item (an item in a newspaper)
sports section (the section of a newspaper that reports on sports)
headline; newspaper headline (the heading or caption of a newspaper article)
news article; news story; newspaper article (an article reporting news)
feature; feature article (a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine)
column; editorial; newspaper column (an article giving opinions or perspectives)
rotogravure (printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paper"):
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)
rag; sheet; tabloid (newspaper with half-size pages)
Meaning:
A scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he has written many scientific papers
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
article (nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication)
Meaning:
Medium for written communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the notion of an office running without paper is absurd
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
Holonyms ("paper" is a substance of...):
page (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
Meaning:
A business firm that publishes newspapers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
newspaper; newspaper publisher; paper
Context example:
Murdoch owns many newspapers
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
publisher; publishing company; publishing firm; publishing house (a firm in the publishing business)
Meaning:
The physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
newspaper; paper
Context example:
when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper
Hypernyms ("paper" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
• PAPER (verb)
Meaning:
Cover with paper
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
paper the box
Hypernyms (to "paper" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cover with wallpaper
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wallpaper; paper
Hypernyms (to "paper" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
