English > paper: 9 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
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| Narrower | art paper | A high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay) |
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| blotting paper, blotter | absorbent paper used to dry ink |
| blueprint paper | sensitized paper used to make blueprints |
| carbon paper, carbon | A thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon) |
| card | One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games / games or for telling fortunes |
| cardboard, composition board | A stiff moderately thick paper |
| cartridge paper | paper for making cartridge cases |
| 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 |
| confetti | small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) |
| construction paper | paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts |
| crepe, crepe paper | paper with a crinkled texture |
| drawing paper | paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting |
| filter paper | A porous unsized paper used for filtering |
| flypaper | paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies |
| graph paper | paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs |
| greaseproof paper | paper that is impermeable to oil or grease |
| india paper | A thin tough opaque paper used in fine books |
| linen, linen paper | A high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish |
| litmus paper | unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator |
| manifold paper, manifold | A lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies |
| manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper | A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp |
| music paper, score paper | paper with lines appropriate for writing music |
| newspaper, newsprint | cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers |
| oilpaper | paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil |
| pad, pad of paper, tablet | A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
| paper tape | A long narrow strip of paper |
| paper toweling | absorbent paper used as toweling |
| papier-mache, paper-mache | A substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry |
| papyrus | paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat |
| parchment | A superior paper resembling sheepskin |
| rice paper | A thin delicate material resembling paper |
| roofing paper, tar paper | A heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing |
| sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper | Paper used for writing or printing |
| ticker tape | A continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |
| tissue, tissue paper | A soft thin (usually translucent) paper |
| tracing paper | A semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings |
| transfer paper | A paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface |
| wallpaper | A decorative paper for the walls of rooms |
| waste paper | paper discarded after use |
| wax paper | paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin |
| wrapping paper | A tough paper used for wrapping |
| writing paper | paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
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| Substances | cellulose | A polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant ... / plant tissues and fibers |
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| Spanish | papel |
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| Catalan | paper |
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| Adjectives | chartaceous, papery, paperlike | of or like paper |
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| papery | thin and paperlike |
| Verbs | paper | cover with paper |
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| paper | cover with wallpaper |
English > paper: 9 senses > noun 3, communication| Meaning | A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements. |
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| Example | "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
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| Synonym | newspaper |
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| Parts | column, editorial, newspaper column | An article giving opinions or perspectives |
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| comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, funnies | A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book |
| feature, feature article | A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine |
| headline, newspaper headline | The heading or caption of a newspaper article |
| news article, news story, newspaper article | An article reporting news |
| news item | An item in a newspaper |
| rotogravure | Printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press |
| sports section | The section of a newspaper that reports on sports |
| Narrower | daily | A newspaper that is published / published every day |
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| gazette | A newspaper or official journal |
| school newspaper, school paper | A newspaper written and published by students in a school |
| tabloid, rag, sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
| Broader | press, public press | The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
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| Spanish | diario, periódico |
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| Catalan | diari, paper |
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