paper

paper
I UK [ˈpeɪpə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪpər] noun
Word forms "paper":
singular paper plural papers
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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 handed me a piece of paper with an address written on it.

2) [countable] a newspaper

He sat down and read the paper.

The story was in all the papers.

Is that today's paper?

3)
a) papers
[plural] official documents such as your passport

We had to show our papers at the security desk.

b) documents relating to work, study, or personal matters

His private papers include a diary of his first year in parliament.

Some important papers are missing from the files.

4) [countable] British an examination, or the answers that a student has written

I had a maths paper in the afternoon.

Please hand your papers in now.

5)
a) [countable] a piece of writing or a talk on an academic subject
present a paper:

Leading scholars have been invited to present papers at the conference.

paper on:

He has published many papers on the subject.

b) mainly American a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or university
paper on:

I have to write a paper on the Cuban Revolution.

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6) [countable/uncountable] wallpaper for the walls of a room
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not worth the paper it is written/printed on — used for saying that a written agreement is not worth having because the person who signed it is not likely to do what they said they would do

We signed a year's lease on this place, but it's not worth the paper it's written on.

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II UK [ˈpeɪpə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪpər] adjective
1) made of paper

a brown paper bag

2) written, or printed

The book is available in paper and electronic formats.

3) officially existing but not effective or able to be used in real situations

paper promises

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III UK [ˈpeɪpə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪpər] verb [transitive]
Word forms "paper":
present tense I/you/we/they paper he/she/it papers present participle papering past tense papered past participle papered
to cover the walls of a room with wallpaper
Phrasal verbs:

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  • paper — pa per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {papered} (p[=a] p[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {papering}.] 1. To cover or line with paper, especially with wallpaper; to furnish with paper hangings; to wallpaper; as, to paper a room or a house. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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