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Other forms: papers; papered; papering

Paper is the thin, flexible material you doodle on during math class. It's also paper that you fold carefully into the shape of an airplane before launching it across the classroom.

If you've ever ripped a sheet of paper or crumpled one into a ball, it might be hard to believe that it comes from trees — wood pulp, to be exact. The history of paper is long, dating as far back as the second century BCE in China. Paper can also mean "newspaper," or "essay," and as a verb it means "cover with paper ." You might, for example, decide to paper your bedroom walls with colorful pieces of paper.

• noun a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses see more see less types: show 87 types... hide 87 types... card one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes confetti small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) piece of paper , sheet , sheet of paper paper used for writing or printing art paper a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay) blotter , blotting paper absorbent paper used to dry ink blueprint paper sensitized paper used to make blueprints carbon , carbon paper a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper cardboard , composition board a stiff moderately thick paper cartridge paper paper for making cartridge cases chad a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape computer paper paper folded to permit continuous printing controlled by a computer construction paper paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts crepe , crepe paper paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations drawing paper paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting filter paper a porous unsized paper used for filtering flypaper paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies graph paper paper that has lines to permit drawing graphs greaseproof paper paper that is impermeable to oil or grease; used in cooking linen , linen paper a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish litmus paper unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator manifold , manifold paper a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies manila , manila paper , manilla , manilla paper a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp music paper , score paper paper with lines appropriate for writing music newspaper , newsprint cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers oilpaper paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil india paper a thin tough opaque paper used in fine books pad , pad of paper , tablet a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge paper tape a long narrow strip of paper paper toweling absorbent paper used as toweling paper-mache , papier-mache a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry papyrus paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans parchment a superior paper resembling sheepskin rice paper a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree roofing paper , tar paper a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing ticker tape a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written tissue , tissue paper a soft thin (usually translucent) paper tracing paper a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings transfer paper a paper that is coated with a preparation for transferring a design to another surface wallpaper a decorative paper for the walls of rooms waste paper paper discarded after use wax paper paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin wrapping paper a tough paper used for wrapping writing paper paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts decal , decalcomania either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games Hollerith card , punch card , punched card a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes slip , slip of paper a small sheet of paper tarot , tarot card any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers trading card a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children signature a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book folio , leaf a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) tear sheet a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication letter paper , stationery paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes notepaper writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters foolscap a size of paper used especially in Britain style sheet a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication worksheet a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements revenue stamp , stamp a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid rag paper paper made partly or wholly from rags binder board , binder's board a cardboard used by bookbinders to make covers for books bond , bond paper a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents cartridge paper thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings card thin cardboard, usually rectangular corrugated board , corrugated cardboard cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides) paperboard , poster board , posterboard a cardboard suitable for making posters pasteboard stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper strawboard a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp cigarette paper , rolling paper a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette dimple , dimpled chad , pregnant chad a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached facial tissue tissue paper suitable for use on the face kraft , kraft paper strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution butcher paper a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids gift wrap attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts hanging chad a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner Kleenex a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief ledger paper a durable writing paper used in record books and business ledgers laid paper writing paper having a watermark of fine lines running across the grain wove paper writing paper having a very faint mesh pattern letter paper writing paper for use in writing correspondence message pad , writing pad a pad of paper on which messages can be written ola , olla leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper notepad a pad of paper for keeping notes swinging chad a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners bathroom tissue , toilet paper , toilet tissue a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets tri-chad a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners typewriter paper , typing paper writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter vellum a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment type of: material , stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
• noun a medium for written communication “the notion of an office running without paper is absurd” see more see less type of: medium a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
• verb cover with paper “ paper the box” see more see less type of: cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered
• verb cover with wallpaper synonyms: wallpaper see more see less type of: cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered
• noun an essay (especially one written as an assignment) synonyms: composition , report , theme see more see less types: term paper a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term type of: essay an analytic or interpretive literary composition
• noun a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses “he has written many scientific papers ” see more see less type of: article nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
• noun a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements synonyms: newspaper see more see less types: show 4 types... hide 4 types... daily a newspaper that is published every day gazette a newspaper or official journal school newspaper , school paper a newspaper written and published by students in a school rag , sheet , tabloid newspaper with half-size pages type of: press , public press the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
• noun the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher synonyms: newspaper see more see less type of: product , production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
• noun a business firm that publishes newspapers synonyms: newspaper , newspaper publisher see more see less type of: publisher , publishing company , publishing firm , publishing house a firm in the publishing business

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Synonyms for paper ˈpeɪ pər pa·per, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word paper ., princeton's wordnet rate these synonyms: 2.3 / 4 votes.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

Synonyms: composition , report , newspaper publisher , newspaper , theme

composition, paper, report, theme noun

an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

"he got an A on his composition"

Synonyms: make-up , idea , subject , base , piece , report card , physical composition , makeup , radical , musical theme , report , study , typography , root , news report , reputation , authorship , topic , written report , newspaper publisher , piece of music , theme , newspaper , penning , melodic theme , composition , story , motif , stem , root word , constitution , write up , composing , writing , opus , account , musical composition

newspaper, paper noun

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

"he read his newspaper at breakfast"

Synonyms: composition , report , newspaper publisher , newsprint , newspaper , theme

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"

newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher noun

a business firm that publishes newspapers

"Murdoch owns many newspapers"

Synonyms: newspaper , theme , newspaper publisher , report , publisher , newsprint , composition

newspaper, paper verb

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

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

cover with paper

"paper the box"

Synonyms: wallpaper

wallpaper, paper verb

cover with wallpaper

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Dictionary of english synonymes rate these synonyms: 3.0 / 1 vote.

Synonyms: document , writing , written instrument

Synonyms: newspaper , journal

Synonyms: ( Com. ) notes , bank-notes , drafts , bills of exchange

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Synonyms: document , essay , dissertation , article , journal , newspaper , periodical , gazette , courant

Associated words: papyrus , parchment , papeterie , tablet , stationer , stationery , papier-mâché , portfolio

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List of paraphrases for "paper":

document , book , workbook , papers , role , documents , paper-based , papier , journal , documentation , libro , newspaper , paperworkers , article , printed , paperwork , documento , hard-copy , hard , hardcopy , livre , print , pound , papiers , communication , study , handout

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How to use paper in a sentence?

Elijah Cummings :

There is a paper trail that the WH does not want our committee to follow. But let it be known that we will follow it.

Samantha Springfield :

So any Land Bank paper that we currently have, that will then be returned to whichever banks have pledged it as collateral.

Phil Handy :

Paper doesn’t win championships for us. Those names that are on that paper, are some phenomenal names. … We gotta do our work and make sure we gel. Do we fit? These guys, they gotta figure out ways to play with each other and sacrifice, and let their names take over.

Anthony Barajas :

Once all the toilet paper got sold out, they knew they needed some relief.

Sandy Tirtey :

I had enough of all these processes, we're not spending all day feeding paper work, we're spending all day solving problems.

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Examples of paper in a Sentence

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Word History

Middle English papir , from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing paper

• Bible paper
• blotting paper
• butcher paper
• carbon paper
• cigarette paper
• commercial paper
• commit (something) to paper / writing
• construction paper
• crepe paper
• filter paper
• funny paper
• garnet paper
• graph paper
• greaseproof paper
• green paper
• height to paper
• India paper
• kitchen paper
• lavatory paper
• litmus paper
• manila paper
• not worth the paper it's written / printed on
• order paper
• paper birch
• paper chromatography
• paper cutter
• paper knife
• paper money
• paper mulberry
• paper nautilus
• paper over the cracks
• paper profit
• paper pusher
• paper qualification
• paper round
• paper route
• paper - thin
• paper tiger
• paper towel
• paper trail
• paper - train
• position paper
• push paper(s)
• put pen to paper
• put / set pen to paper
• rough paper
• run - of - paper
• scrap paper
• scratch paper
• silver paper
• tissue paper
• toilet paper
• tracing paper
• waxed paper
• white paper
• wrapping paper
• writing paper

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Middle English papir "paper," from early French papier (same meaning), from Latin papyrus "paper, papyrus" — related to papyrus

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2. paper-pusher

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses.

• carbon paper
• manifold paper
• crepe paper
• india paper
• wrapping paper
• tissue paper
• construction paper
• manila paper
• ticker tape
• linen paper
• filter paper
• greaseproof paper
• paper-mache
• sheet of paper
• cartridge paper
• composition board
• writing paper
• litmus paper
• transfer paper
• computer paper
• score paper
• pad of paper
• blotting paper
• papier-mache
• manilla paper
• tracing paper
• paper toweling
• music paper
• graph paper
• piece of paper
• roofing paper
• waste paper
• blueprint paper
• drawing paper
• paper (Anglo-Norman)
• papier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

How do you pronounce paper?

Pronounce paper as ˈpeɪpər.

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Sentences with paper

1. Noun, singular or mass Fold a large piece of paper in half across the short width and open it back up.

Quotes about paper

1. Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product. - Edward Steichen 2. Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper . - Jean Cocteau 3. Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper . - Gunter Grass

noun. a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork.

• administrative official

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] an essay (especially one written as an assignment).

• composition

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.

• rotogravure
• newspaper headline
• newspaper article
• cartoon strip
• comic strip
• newspaper column
• news article
• school newspaper
• sports section
• school paper
• public press
• feature article
• immateriality
• incorporeality
• insubstantial

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a medium for written communication.

• natural object

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses.

• insubstantiality

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] a business firm that publishes newspapers.

• publishing house
• newspaper publisher
• publishing company

noun. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher.

verb. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] cover with wallpaper.

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verb. ['ˈpeɪpɝ'] cover with paper.

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[ pey -per ]

• a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
• a piece, sheet, or leaf of this.
• something resembling this substance, as papyrus.
• a written or printed document or the like.
• stationery; writing paper.
• a newspaper or journal.

a paper on early Mayan artifacts.

citizenship papers.

Only silver, please, no paper.

• a promissory note.
• Nautical. ship's papers .
• rolling paper .
• wallpaper .
• toilet paper .
• a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows.
• a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork.
• Slang. a free pass to an entertainment.

verb (used with object)

They papered the bedroom last summer.

• to line or cover with paper.

to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature.

• to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper.
• to supply with paper.

He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement.

• Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes.
• to write or set down on paper.
• to describe in writing.

verb (used without object)

• to apply wallpaper to walls.

a paper bag.

• paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail.
• of, relating to, or noting routine clerical duties.

a paper war.

• written or printed on paper.

paper profits.

• indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

It's a paper house tonight.

verb phrase

to paper over a dispute.

• a substance made from cellulose fibres derived from rags, wood, etc, often with other additives, and formed into flat thin sheets suitable for writing on, decorating walls, wrapping, etc papyraceous
• a single piece of such material, esp if written or printed on
• usually plural documents for establishing the identity of the bearer; credentials
• Also calledship's papers plural official documents relating to the ownership, cargo, etc, of a ship
• plural collected diaries, letters, etc
• See newspaper wallpaper
• government See white paper green paper command paper
• a lecture or short published treatise on a specific subject
• a short essay, as by a student
• a set of written examination questions
• the student's answers
• commerce See commercial paper
• slang. theatre a free ticket

it was a good idea on paper, but failed in practice

paper cups do not last long

paper walls

paper profits

paper expenditure

paper battles

• to cover (walls) with wallpaper
• tr to cover or furnish with paper
• slang. tr theatre to fill (a performance) by giving away free tickets (esp in the phrase paper the house )

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Derived forms.

• ˈpaperer , noun

Other Words From

• paper·less adjective
• paper·like adjective
• re·paper verb (used with object)
• un·papered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paper 1

Idioms and Phrases

• in written or printed form.
• in theory rather than in practice.

The university building program is still only on paper.

More idioms and phrases containing paper

Example sentences.

Depending on where you live, you might vote on a screen, a punchcard, or a piece of paper.

I began looking at Metrc, and I was very surprised to find that growers were writing down barcodes on paper.

They must acquire large volumes of specialized envelopes and paper.

When I co-authored that paper, I didn’t think that this could happen.

His paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the next year went further by showing that epigenetic changes are responsible for this training.

Back when Sam went upstate, job searches required nothing more than a typewriter, some paper, and the classifieds.

“We would just as soon stay away from a group that will create controversy,” the Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe told the paper.

The reality TV mogul bared her butt—and everything else, too—for Paper Magazine in a spread that sent Twitter into a tizzy.

Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.

Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.

A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.

The Spaniards since have substituted paper for the leaves of maize, in imitation of them.

"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.

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Definition of paper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

for writing/wrapping

• a piece/sheet of paper
• She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper .
• He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper .
• a package wrapped in brown paper
• recycled paper
• Make sure you have pen and paper handy.
• on/onto paper The image is copied onto paper.
• He brought his lunch in a brown paper bag .
• a paper cup/plate/napkin
• This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
• Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist as official documents but may not have any real value) .
• paper losses/profits (= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality)
• Fold the paper in half.
• He crumpled the paper into a ball.
• I screwed up the paper and threw it away.
• I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper.
• He jotted ideas on bits of paper.
• She did a series of sketches using soft pencil on paper.
• The report is available both online and on paper.
• She uses recycled materials such as old paper and cardboard.
• Insulation can be made from recycled paper.
• I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter.
• I've thought about what I'm going to write, but I haven't yet put pen to paper.
• The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper.
• There was paper strewn all over the floor.
• This report is a waste of paper.
• He kept a paper copy of his account information.
• the advantages of paper maps over online maps
• He gave me some water in a paper cup.
• the introduction of paper currency in the 1690s
• The bed was covered in mountains of paper money.
• There were paper lanterns and party streamers hanging from the trees.
• consultation
• consider something
• deal with something
• examine something
• in a/​the paper

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• the daily/morning paper
• the local paper
• Have you seen today's paper?
• He sat down to read the paper .
• in the paper I read about it in the paper.
• She put an ad in the paper pleading for the dog's return.
• The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story.
• Do you have a copy of yesterday's paper?
• I just went out to buy a paper.
• It was on the front page of the daily paper.
• I expected to read all about it in the next day's papers.
• I saw his picture in the paper.
• There was an article about it in the Sunday paper.
• Just because you read it in the paper doesn't mean it's true.
• Inside the paper was a double-page spread on the story.
• Do you take a daily paper?
• She got a job on the local paper.
• She was the first woman editor of a national paper.
• The paper comes out every Saturday.
• The paper reported that several people had seen UFOs.
• The story got into the papers.
• What paper do you usually read?
• “This is nothing to do with us,” the paper quoted him as saying.
• A New York paper published his obituary.
• The paper printed the story the next day.
• Her resignation made the headlines of all the morning papers.
• He was desperate to keep the scandal out of the papers.
• She wrote a letter to the papers.
• report something
• on a/​the paper
• His desk was covered with books and papers.
• a stack/pile of papers
• I found these documents among my father's papers after his death.
• He increasingly confined himself to his study, surrounded by books and papers.
• It's hard to work if there's a stack of papers on your desk.
• She was sorting through a big pile of papers.
• She was clutching her file full of papers.
• He didn't leave behind much in the way of memoirs, letters, or other personal papers.
• He destroyed all his personal papers relating to the period.
• She had access to all of Karen Blixen's private papers.
• In his private papers he recorded the news of Napoleon's death.
• Papers found in the palace only confirmed suspicions about his treachery.
• The poems were printed from papers found in his rooms by his housekeeper.
• The archive includes papers and correspondence belonging to the late musician.
• I found some papers relating to the case in his desk.
• identity papers
• The couple filed divorce papers at Los Angeles court on Monday.
• Teresa signed the adoption papers.
• Immigration officials will ask to see your papers.
• Her husband has refused to sign divorce papers.
• His parents signed papers to make his aunt his legal guardian.
• She changed her will but died before all the papers were signed.
• Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border.
• Customs agents are searching all vehicles and checking identification papers.
• legal papers filed in London
• According to court papers, the Jones family owns the rights to the late Mr Jones's recorded performances.
• She had travel papers for herself, Kurt and Oskar.
• I just filed my nomination papers to seek a second term as mayor.
• The geography paper was hard.
• She spent the evening marking exam papers.
• I did well on the oral but not on the written paper.
• The exam papers are set by experienced teachers.
• You may now turn over your papers.
• You must not write on the question paper.
• He sat papers in computer science and economics.
• Some students took their GSCE Science paper early.
• You have to pass a compulsory Irish language paper.
• The multiple-choice papers are marked by computer.
• examination
• a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine
• paper on something He has published a research paper on the topic.
• a consultation/discussion paper
• She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) at an international scientific congress.
• formulate/​advance a theory/​hypothesis
• build/​construct/​create/​develop a simple/​theoretical/​mathematical model
• develop/​establish/​provide/​use a theoretical/​conceptual framework
• advance/​argue/​develop the thesis that…
• explore an idea/​a concept/​a hypothesis
• make a prediction/​an inference
• base a prediction/​your calculations on something
• investigate/​evaluate/​accept/​challenge/​reject a theory/​hypothesis/​model
• design an experiment/​a questionnaire/​a study/​a test
• do research/​an experiment/​an analysis
• make observations/​measurements/​calculations
• carry out/​conduct/​perform an experiment/​a test/​a longitudinal study/​observations/​clinical trials
• run an experiment/​a simulation/​clinical trials
• repeat an experiment/​a test/​an analysis
• replicate a study/​the results/​the findings
• observe/​study/​examine/​investigate/​assess a pattern/​a process/​a behaviour
• fund/​support the research/​project/​study
• seek/​provide/​get/​secure funding for research
• collect/​gather/​extract data/​information
• yield data/​evidence/​similar findings/​the same results
• analyse/​examine the data/​soil samples/​a specimen
• consider/​compare/​interpret the results/​findings
• fit the data/​model
• confirm/​support/​verify a prediction/​a hypothesis/​the results/​the findings
• prove a conjecture/​hypothesis/​theorem
• draw/​make/​reach the same conclusions
• read/​review the records/​literature
• describe/​report an experiment/​a study
• present/​publish/​summarize the results/​findings
• present/​publish/​read/​review/​cite a paper in a scientific journal
• Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper ‘On Narcissism’.
• The paper looks at the future of primary school education.
• This paper reports the results of a two-year field experiment.
• This paper examines how urban sprawl is linked to increased flooding risk.
• His paper explores the cultural divide that continues to exist between Quebec and the rest of Canada.
• The consultation paper focused on whether payments should be linked to production.
• The Council released a discussion paper entitled 'The Ethics of Patenting DNA'.
• He had prepared a briefing paper for the board meeting.
• According to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, thinking and driving is a potentially lethal combination.
• She has presented papers at international conferences.
• She has to defend her work nearly every time she submits a paper for publication.
• Some of the materials cited in this paper are no longer available online.
• Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.
• paper on something I'm writing a paper on ‘Macbeth’.
• The room was damp and the paper was peeling off.
• ( of an agreement or official document ) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would
• when you put something on paper , you write it down
• The idea looks good on paper .
• to write or start to write something

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• paper over something

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noun as in document

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• certificate
• certification
• credentials
• documentation
• identification papers

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And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.

Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.

The court papers are sealed, but the couple has made it clear they want to be relieved of their parental responsibilities.

The women had both tried to cross into Lebanon two weeks earlier on forged papers.

But Bush has done exactly that, filing the papers for BH Global Aviation with the SEC right around Thanksgiving.

Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.

He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.

He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.

“We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,” said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers.

There was a great comparing of papers, and turning over of leaves, by Fogg and Perker, after this statement of profit and loss.

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Words related to papers are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word papers . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in collection, usually of records

noun as in pact, promise

• arrangement
• stipulation
• transaction

noun as in references, attestation

• accreditation
• authorization
• endorsement
• letter of credence
• letter of introduction
• recommendation
• testimonial

noun as in legal paper assigning property; contract

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Today's NYT Connections hint and answers (Tuesday, July 2)

Need a hint for today's Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #387

Want a hint for Connections today? Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle game Wordle , the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now. It's called Connections , and if you haven't played it before, now's the time to start.

In this guide, we'll give you a handy hint selection for today's Connections puzzle on Tuesday, July 2nd, before revealing the group themes and the Connections answers themselves. We'll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle!

Connections words on Tuesday, July 2

For reference, here are the 16 Connections words for today:

Connections hint for July 2

Here's a hint for each of the word groups in today's Connections puzzle, plus a couple more clues to help you find the answer:

• Yellow (Easiest): You might use these words while stuffing things in your closet.
• Green (Easy): These words are used in a specific manner to describe things that you own.
• Blue (Medium): Words from a dead language.
• Purple (Hardest): All of these words come before another word that rhymes with "same."
• Extra hint 1: For the things that you own in the Green group, think of stocks or money stored in bank accounts.
• Extra hint 2: "Blame" and "numbers" are in the same group.

Connections groups for July 2

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• Pack (Away) For Future Use
• Adjectives For Assets
• Latin Words
• Words That Precede "Game"

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check just below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

What is the answer to Connections today (Tuesday July 2)?

• Pack (Away) For Future Use: Squirrel, Stash, Store, Stow
• Adjectives For Assets: Fixed, Frozen, Liquid, Toxic
• Latin Words: Caveat, Ergo, Quid, Vox
• Words That Precede "Game": Arcade, Blame, Numbers, Squid

Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!

What is Connections?

Connections is a word puzzle game published every day by the NYT, the hosts of the endlessly popular Wordle puzzle. Crafted each day by crossword puzzle-maker Wyna Liu, Connections presents you with a selection of 16 seemingly disparate words, and you have to group them together in four sets of four, where each group of four words has a common theme.

For instance, the words "Hook", "Nana", "Peter", and "Wendy" are all Peter Pan characters. Or to take another example, "Action", "Ballpark", "Go", and "Stick" are all words which commonly come just before the word "Figure".

Your job is to figure out what these themes are that connect the various words together - but be wary, because a lot of the time there are red herring connections placed in there deliberately to throw you off! To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes. On your fourth mistake, the game is over and the answer is revealed automatically.

Each of the four groups in each day's Connections puzzle is also assigned a different colour, which represents how easy or difficult the Connection is to find. These colours are: Yellow (Easiest), Green (Easy), Blue (Medium), and Purple (Hardest).

That wraps up today's guide on how to solve the NYT Connections word puzzle. If you're looking for help with Wordle, we've also got you covered with our list of past Wordle answers , as well as the Wordle hint and answer for Tuesday 2nd July . You can also check out our list of the best starting words for Wordle , or use our Wordle Solver tool to help you find the answer with ease!

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paper noun ( MATERIAL )

• I didn't realize we had to write each answer on a new sheet of paper.
• The package had only been loosely wrapped , and the paper had come off.
• Have you got a scrap of paper I could write on?
• He rifled through the papers on the desk , but couldn't find the photographs .
• The leaflets will be printed on recycled paper.
• ballpoint pen
• hanging chad
• head-up display
• headed notepaper

paper noun ( DOCUMENT )

• above/below the fold idiom
• circulation
• glossy magazine
• house journal

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• overdecorate
• overdecoration
• tablescaping
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• undecorated

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