Paper

/ˈpeɪpə/

noun

  1. A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

  2. A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).

  3. Wallpaper.

Synonyms: bookfell

verb

  1. To apply paper to.

    to paper the hallway walls

  2. To document; to memorialize.

    After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.

  3. To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.

    As the event has not sold well, we'll need to paper the house.

adjective

  1. Made of paper.

    paper bag; paper plane

  2. Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper)

    paper tiger; paper gangster

  3. Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper)

    paper rocket; paper engine

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