Paper - Definition
paper
n 1: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood
or rags or certain grasses
2: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
an A on his composition" [syn: 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" [syn: newspaper, paper]
4: a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office
running without paper is absurd"
5: a scholarly article describing the results of observations or
stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers"
6: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many
newspapers" [syn: 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" [syn: newspaper, paper]
v 1: cover with paper; "paper the box"
2: cover with wallpaper [syn: wallpaper, paper]