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paper

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Synonyms: caper, taper, pamper, piper, pauper, aper, japer, pater, paver, pape, payer

Antonyms: caper, taper, pamper, piper, pauper, aper, japer, pater, paver, pape, payer

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{sid|en|Q11472}} A [[sheet]] material typically used for [[write|writing]] on or [[print]]ing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining [[cellulose]] fibres from a suspension in water.
  2. {{sid|en|Q11032}} {{ellipsis of|en|newspaper<id:Q11032>}}; anything [[used]] as such (such as a [[newsletter]] or listing magazine).
  3. {{sid|en|Q191529}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{ellipsis of|en|wallpaper<id:Q191529>}}.
  4. {{sid|en|Q116961227}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{ellipsis of|en|wrapping paper<id:Q116961227>}}.
  5. {{lb|en|[[rock paper scissors]]}} An open [[hand]] (a [[handshape]] resembling a sheet of paper), that beats [[rock]] and loses to [[scissors]]. It loses to [[lizard]] and beats [[Spock]] in [[rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock]].
  6. A [[written]] [[document]], generally shorter than a [[book]]; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.
  7. A [[written]] [[document]] that reports [[scientific]] or [[academic]] research and is usually subjected to [[peer review]] before [[publication]] in a scientific [[journal]] (as a journal [[article]] or the [[manuscript]] for one) or in the [[proceedings]] of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a [[conference]], [[workshop]], or [[symposium]]).
  8. {{lb|en|Britain|Hong Kong}} A set of [[examination]] [[question]]s to be answered at one [[session]].
  9. {{sid|en|Q1368}} {{lb|en|slang}} [[money#English:_Q1368|Money]].
  10. {{sid|en|assets}} {{lb|en|finance|uncountable}} Any financial assets other than [[specie]], including [[paper money]], [[commercial paper]], and others.
  11. {{lb|en|New Zealand|countable}} A [[university]] [[course]].
  12. A paper packet containing a quantity of items.

Adjective

  1. Made of paper.
  2. [[insubstantial|Insubstantial]] {{gloss|from the weakness of common paper}}.
  3. [[planned|Planned]] {{gloss|from plans being drawn up on paper}}.
  4. Having a [[title]] that is merely [[official]], or given by [[courtesy]] or [[convention]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To apply paper to.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[document]]; to [[memorialize]].
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To fill (a [[theatre]] or other paid event) with [[complimentary]] seats.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give public notice (typically by displaying [[posters]]) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
  6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[sandpaper]].
  7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[enfold]] in paper.
  8. To [[paste]] the [[endpaper]]s and [[flyleaf|flyleaves]] at the beginning and end of a [[book]] before fitting it into its [[cover]]s.
  9. {{lb|en|Northeastern US}} To cover someone's house with toilet paper. Otherwise known as [[toilet_paper#Verb|toilet papering]] or [[TP#Verb|TPing]].

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