paper

  • 21paper — 1 noun 1 FOR WRITING ON (U) material in the form of thin sheets that is used for writing on, wrapping things etc: a piece of paper | wrapped in brown paper | writing/wrapping/drawing paper: sheets of writing paper 2 NEWSPAPER (C) a newspaper:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22paper — pa|per1 [ peıpər ] noun *** ▸ 1 for writing/wrapping ▸ 2 newspaper ▸ 3 documents ▸ 4 academic writing/talk ▸ 5 covering for walls ▸ 6 examination ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23paper — n. & v. n. 1 a material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing or drawing or printing on, or as wrapping material etc. 2 (attrib.) a made of or using paper. b flimsy like paper. 3 =… …

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  • 24paper — I UK [ˈpeɪpə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪpər] noun Word forms paper : singular paper plural papers *** 1) [uncountable] the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in a parcel wrapped in brown paper a piece/sheet of paper: Stuart… …

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  • 25paper — /ˈpeɪpə / (say paypuh) noun 1. a substance made from rags, straw, wood, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, for writing or printing on, wrapping things in, etc. 2. something resembling this substance, as papyrus. 3. a piece, sheet …

  • 26paper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. writing paper, wallpaper, newsprint, rag paper, pulp paper, foolscap, etc.; paper money, bill, banknote, folding money; certificate, deed, document; newspaper, journal; monograph, article, composition …

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  • 27paper — n 1. writing or letter paper, notepaper, stationery, vellum, parchment, papyrus; typing paper, bond paper, bond, foolscap, letterhead; tissue paper, tracing paper, onionskin, India paper, Bible paper; newsprint, Manila paper, Manila, construction …

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  • 28paper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English papir, from Anglo French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension… …

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  • 29paper — pa•per [[t]ˈpeɪ pər[/t]] n. 1) pri a substance made from wood pulp, rags, or other fibrous material, usu. in thin sheets, used to write or print on, for wrapping, for decorating walls, etc 2) pri a piece, sheet, or leaf of this 3) pri something… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30Paper — Das Wort Paper (vom Englischen für „Papier“) steht für: Zigarettenpapier – in der Umgangssprache (von engl.: cigarette paper, cigaret paper; kurz: paper) einen erstklassigen Handelswechsel Paper (König) – ein König in Nubien im Mittelalter… …

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