Definition of paper

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • paper is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • paper is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • paper is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of paper

  • the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher (noun)

    Examples

    1. when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper

    Synonyms

    1. newspaper
  • an essay (especially one written as an assignment) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. composition
    2. report
    3. theme
  • a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements (noun)

    Examples

    1. he read his newspaper at breakfast

    Synonyms

    1. newspaper
  • cover with wallpaper (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. wallpaper
  • a business firm that publishes newspapers (noun)

    Examples

    1. Murdoch owns many newspapers

    Synonyms

    1. newspaper
    2. newspaper publisher
  • a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (noun)
  • a medium for written communication (noun)

    Examples

    1. the notion of an office running without paper is absurd
  • a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has written many scientific papers
  • cover with paper (verb)

    Examples

    1. paper the box

See definition of paper in Merriam Webster