Paper
//ˈpeɪ̯.pə//
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Adjective
The word "paper" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.
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Opposites (Antonyms)
Typical Location
artist's studio cabinet classroom computer printer conference copy machine desktop drawer floor folder front door front porch garbage grocery store inbox library meeting news stand notebook notepad office supply store papermill printer ream sheaf stationary shop stationers stock certificate store suitcase synagogue trash waste bin work
Capable Of
Created By
Derived Terms
Bristol paper Chinese paper India paper Japanese paper Oslo paper Panama Papers Samarqandi paper Shuen paper Whatman paper Yoshino paper abrasive paper absorbent paper accommodation paper alpha paper aluminium paper art paper artpaper asthma paper bakery paper bakery release paper baking paper ballot paper banana paper bank paper blotting paper bog paper bond paper bromide paper brown paper brown paper bag party brown paper bag test brown rosin paper buckypaper building paper busy as a one-armed paper hanger butcher paper butcher's paper butchers' paper butter paper carbon paper carbonic paper carbonless copy paper cartridge paper case papers ceiling paper chattel paper cheese paper chromatography paper cigarette paper coated paper colombier paper command paper commercial paper construction paper correction paper crepe paper crêpe paper curl-paper curlpaper daily paper digital paper distinctive paper e-paper elephant paper emery paper enamel paper enfaced paper exam paper examination paper ferropaper filter paper final paper fish paper flash paper flint paper flock paper fly paper fly-paper flypaper freezer paper funny paper glasspaper gloss paper glossy paper graph paper graphing paper greaseproof paper green paper grid paper grocery paper gun paper gun-paper hand paper hang paper height to paper joss paper kitchen paper kraft paper lace paper lavvy paper ledger paper letter paper light paper light the touch-paper linen paper liquid paper litmus paper log-log paper loo paper manila paper manuscript paper marble paper music paper newspaper non-paper nonpaper noosepaper notepaper oak paper oilpaper on paper onion paper order paper ozone paper paper aeroplane paper airplane paper anniversary paper bag paper bag party paper bag test paper ballot paper bank paper bin paper birch paper board paper book paper candidate paper cartridge paper case paper ceiling paper chain paper chase paper chromatogram paper chromatography paper cigar paper clamp paper clay paper clip paper crane paper credit paper cup paper currency paper cut paper cutter paper cutting paper day paper diaper paper doll paper dragon paper driver paper enamel paper fastener paper fight paper flier paper flower paper flyer paper fortune teller paper gauge paper general paper gold paper hands paper hat paper hornet paper house paper hunting paper jam paper kite butterfly paper launch paper mache paper machine paper mill paper money paper mulberry paper muslin paper nautilus paper orphan paper over paper over the cracks paper park paper plane paper plate paper profit paper punch paper qualification syndrome paper reed paper round paper route paper sailor paper scissors stone paper shop paper shredder paper snowflake paper son paper spurge paper stainer paper streamer paper street paper tape paper thosai paper ticket paper tiger paper tiger paper towel paper toweling paper town paper township paper trade paper trail paper tripping paper wall paper wallet paper wasp paper yabber paper-bag paper-based paper-bound paper-cloth paper-faced paper-folder paper-knife paper-milling paper-pusher paper-thick paper-thin paper-train paper-view paperback paperbacked paperbag paperbag waist paperbark paperboard paperbound paperboy paperbush paperchase papercraft papercrete papercutting paperflower paperfolding paperful papergirl paperhanger paperhanging paperhood paperish paperknife paperless paperlike papermaker papermaking paperman papermouth papern paperphile paperphilia papershell paperwall paperware paperweight paperwhite paperwoman paperwork paperworker paperworks papery paraffin paper parchment paper past paper pen and paper pen-and-paper photo paper photographic paper photopaper picture paper piece of paper pith paper plain paper plate paper point paper position paper probability paper punched paper tape push paper push papers put pen to paper quad paper quadrille paper rag paper red building paper red rosin paper repaper research paper rice paper rock paper scissors rock-paper-scissors rolling paper rosin paper run of paper safety paper sanding paper sandpaper sandwich paper satin paper scientific paper scissors paper stone scrap paper scratch paper semi-log paper semilog paper set pen to paper sheet of paper silk paper silver paper slip sheet paper soda paper spoil-paper stone paper sugar paper synthetic paper tar paper tarpaper telepaper term paper test paper test-paper thermal paper thermochromic paper thin paper thread-paper tissue paper toffee paper toilet paper toilet-paper tomorrow's chip paper toned paper torchon paper touch-paper tracing paper transfer paper trashpaper treacle paper turmeric paper two-name paper unpaper vellum paper velvet paper vignetting paper walking papers waste paper wastepaper watch paper wax paper waxed paper way out of a paper bag way out of a wet paper bag white paper workpaper wrapping paper writing paper xuan paper you in the funny papers
Has Part
Context
Has Property
Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
Type Of (IsA)
article combustible material compilation easier to burn than wood economically important product example of solid fibrous cellulose product fibrous thing flamable flexible thing foldable thing four treasures of study inanimate object invention limited resource malliable material medium non agentive artifact non fluidlike substance not liquid one of things opaque thing organic matter periodical issue poreous solid solid fuel solid object substance primarily written or spoken work
Manner Of
Receives Action
burned burnt crumbled cut dyed made from fiber made from other sources than trees made from plant cellulose made from tree pulp made from vegetable fibers made from wood made from wood cotton or linen made from wood pulp made out of wood printed on printed on by printer printed upon recycled stored in boxes torn written on
Related Terms
Related Terms
academic again aide and pencil article assistant bag based be written beating beating rock blankness book book component book contents book insides book leaf book material book page book pages book part book sheet book unit books books magazines books notebooks books writing byproduct cardboard cellulose classrooms classrooms offices college college ruled complimentary component conference contents corners cotton cotton fiber daily daily news dead dead tree dead trees document draw draw on drawing drawing material drawing on edges envelope essay fabric fiber fibers fibrous filler flat flat fibrous flat page flat pulp flat sheet flat surface flat thin flat tree flat white flat wood flat writing flattened flattened wood flexible flyer for books for write for writing former former trees four four corners from book from pulp from tree from trees from wood glossy hand handshape handwriting holds holds text holds writing houses houses schools implement in book in books in notebook in notebooks in pads in printer ink inside inside notebooks insides instrument insubstantial item its its white journal leaf leaves like like papyrus like parchment lined lines lines notebook lines sometimes lizard made made of made trees made wood magazines makes makes book manuscript material material writing media medium memorialize money necessity need new new papyrus news news print news writing newsletter newspaper newsprint nice note note pad notebook notebook filler notebook sheets notebooks novel novel unit object of papyrus office office supplies office supply offices often on material or plastic origin output over pad pad of pad piece pads pads of page page material pages pages material painting paper tiger papyrus parchment part part book peer review pen pen and pen pencil pen surface pen write pen writing pencil pencil and pencils pens piece piece of place plain plane planes planned plastic platform posters print print medium print over printed printed on printer printer filler printers printing printing on printing writing proceedings processed processed trees processed wood product publication pulp pulp makes pulp output pulp product pulped pulped wood pulverized pulverized wood pump rapier read read news reading reading surface ream ream of reams rectangle rectangular recycled recycled sometimes refined refined papyrus refined tree rock rock paper scissors lizard spock rock scissors rolled rolled wood ruled scholastic school schools scientific scissors sheaf sheet sheet of sheet writing sheets sheets of sheets print sides single single page single sheet snow sometimes sorry spock square squashed squashed wood stationary stationery stock stuff substance supplies supply surface surface write symposium target text textile theatre thin thin sheet thin sheets thin substance thin tree thin white thin wood thing tissue tool toy toy planes tree tree origin tree product tree pulp tree substance trees trees pulped two two sides unit upon use used usually usually white utensil very very thin wallpaper wax white white flat white lined white lines white material white pages white parchment white rectangle white sheet white sheets white square white stuff white surface white usually white writing wood wood based wood byproduct wood fiber wood product wood pulp wood pump wood sheets wood written wooden wooden pulp workshop wrapping wrapping paper write write on write upon writing writing aide writing assistant writing books writing drawing writing fabric writing implement writing instrument writing item writing material writing medium writing necessity writing need writing object writing often writing on writing pad writing page writing painting writing parchment writing place writing plain writing platform writing sheaf writing sheet writing sheets writing stock writing stuff writing substance writing supply writing surface writing target writing thing writing tool writing upon writing use writing utensil writing wood writings written written on written upon wrote wrote on
Synonym Network
Used For
advertising books clean cat box communication create origami discussing issue draw on drawing drawing things on eating fish and chips out of education keeping track of expenses leaving notes on lining bird cage make paper airplane make paper airplanes make textbooks making paper airplanes many purposes notes origami print on printing images on printing on printing photographs on reading about news reading news record information with writing instrument record valuable information recording information teaching people about topic telling story transmitting information wiping up messes wrap home made cigarette wrap present wrapping present write letter write message on write text writing down ideas writing information writing letter writing memo
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