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paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
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material,
stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
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card one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"
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confetti small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
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piece of paper,
sheet,
sheet of paper bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
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art paper a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)
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blotter,
blotting paper the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
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blueprint paper sensitized paper used to make blueprints
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cellulose a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
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carbon,
carbon paper a copy made with carbon paper
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cardboard,
composition board a stiff moderately thick paper
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cartridge paper paper for making cartridge cases
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chad a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
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computer paper paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a computer
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construction paper paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts
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crepe,
crepe paper a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
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drawing paper paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
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filter paper a porous unsized paper used for filtering
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flypaper paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies
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graph paper paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs
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greaseproof paper paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking
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linen,
linen paper white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
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litmus paper unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator
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manifold,
manifold paper a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
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manila,
manila paper,
manilla,
manilla paper the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
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music paper,
score paper paper with lines appropriate for writing music
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newspaper,
newsprint the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
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oilpaper paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil
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india paper a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books
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pad,
pad of paper,
tablet the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
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paper tape a long narrow strip of paper
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paper toweling absorbent paper used as toweling
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paper-mache,
papier-mache a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry
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papyrus a document written on papyrus
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parchment skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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rice paper a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree
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roofing paper,
tar paper a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing
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ticker tape a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
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tissue,
tissue paper part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
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tracing paper a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings
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transfer paper a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface
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wallpaper a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
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waste paper paper discarded after use
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wax paper paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin
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wrapping paper a tough paper used for wrapping
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writing paper paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
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paper - a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" |
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medium an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
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page one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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paper - a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers" |
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article one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
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paper - cover with paper; "paper the box" |
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cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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