paper
Printer's blank canvas
The core meaning of paper, a manufactured material for writing and drawing, inspires its many extended meanings.
The mass noun refers to the substance generally, and paper (countable) or piece of paper denotes a single sheet of it.
Some documents printed on paper, such as a newspaper or an academic report on a particular subject, can be called papers.
Someone’s papers may be the documents establishing their identity, such as a passport or travel documents—or they may also be the a loosely defined collection of information on paper associated with a person: We found old love letters among her papers.
As a verb, the most frequent meaning of paper pertains to wallpaper.
Sculptural paper-creasing art
- creaseLine from folding
- craneLifter or wader
- airplanePowered flying machine
- fanfoldPaper folded in alternating creases
tessellation · kirigami · quilling · fortune teller · pleating · accordion fold · envelope · popup
Blank pages for jottings
- journalRecord of daily events
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
memo pad · loose-leaf · lined · composition · legal pad · index card · manuscript · draft
Soft wet mass
- cardstockRigid paper material
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
kraft · watermark · acid-free · linen · cotton · fiber · ream · coated
Short argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- journal articleScholarly work in periodical
peer review · publication · abstract · citation · bibliography · submission · manuscript · monograph
News article title
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- reporterOne who gathers news
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
broadsheet · gazette · columnist · press · newsprint · circulation · subscriber · edition
Formal written attestation
- deedWritten property conveyance
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- charterFounding organizational document
affidavit · passport · license · contract · will · permit · warrant · receipt
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- pulpingConverting to soft mass
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- recycledConverted waste into material
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
compostable · collection · baling · cardboard · landfill · post-consumer · eco-friendly
origami
Sculptural paper-creasing art
fanfold · tessellation · kirigami · quilling · fortune teller · pleating · accordion fold · envelope · popup · snowflake
notebook
Blank pages for jottings
- journalRecord of daily events
- notepadBound sheets for writing
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
letterhead · memo pad · loose-leaf · lined · composition · legal pad · index card · manuscript · draft · correspondence
pulp
Soft wet mass
- cardstockRigid paper material
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
stationery · kraft · watermark · acid-free · linen · cotton · fiber · ream · coated · matte
essay
Short argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
journal article · peer review · publication · abstract · citation · bibliography · submission · manuscript · monograph · proceedings
headline
News article title
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- reporterOne who gathers news
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
tabloid · broadsheet · gazette · columnist · press · newsprint · circulation · subscriber · edition · daily
certificate
Formal written attestation
- deedWritten property conveyance
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
charter · affidavit · passport · license · contract · will · permit · warrant · receipt · invoice
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- pulpingConverting to soft mass
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- recycledConverted waste into material
biodegradable · compostable · collection · baling · cardboard · landfill · post-consumer · eco-friendly
decorative
Serving to beautify
striped · textured · border · peel-and-stick · mural · woodchip · grasscloth · flock · damask · prepasted
- paper bagDisposable carrying pouch
- paper towelDisposable absorbent cleaning sheet
- paper clipWire loop for binding sheets
- paper airplaneFolded sheet for throwing
- paper cutWound from thin edge
- piece of paperOne flat sheet
newspaper, papers, paperback, papered, wallpaper, paperwork, paper bag, papyrus, papering