paper
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
How often you will meet it
Rank 607 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 31,809 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.015% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment) also: composition, report, theme he got an A on his composition
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements also: newspaper he read his newspaper at breakfast
- a medium for written communication the notion of an office running without paper is absurd
- a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses he has written many scientific papers
- a business firm that publishes newspapers also: newspaper, newspaper publisher Murdoch owns many newspapers
verb
- cover with paper paper the box
paper in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She put the paper into his hands.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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I saw the account in a paper at luncheon.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He had a paper in his hand, and he held it to her.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I found a notice in the paper to-day which might be just what I am looking for.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1