Noun Definition

paper

1.Definition: a business firm that publishes newspapers

"Murdoch owns many newspapers"

Related Noun(s):newspaper, newspaper publisher

Category: General

2.Definition: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

"He read his newspaper at breakfast"

Related Noun(s):newspaper

Category: General

3.Definition: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

Category: General

4.Definition: a medium for written communication

"The notion of an office running without paper is absurd"

Category: General

5.Definition: a scholarly article describing the results of observations, stating hypotheses, or reporting

"He has written many scientific papers", "The State Department issued a paper on Iraq"

Category: General

6.Definition: an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

Related Noun(s):composition, report, theme

Category: General

7.Definition: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

"When it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"

Related Noun(s):newspaper

Category: Objects