paper

Dictionary definition · paper

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)"he got an A on his composition"
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements"he read his newspaper at breakfast"
a medium for written communication"the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses"he has written many scientific papers"
a business firm that publishes newspapers"Murdoch owns many newspapers"
the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher"when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).