"papers" in the noun sense

1. paper

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

2. composition, paper, report, theme

an essay (especially one written as an assignment

"he got an A on his composition"

3. newspaper, paper

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

"he read his newspaper at breakfast"

4. paper

a medium for written communication

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

5. paper

a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses

"he has written many scientific papers"

6. newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher

a business firm that publishes newspapers

"Murdoch owns many newspapers"

7. newspaper, paper

the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher

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

"papers" in the verb sense

1. paper

cover with paper

"paper the box"

2. wallpaper, paper

cover with wallpaper

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