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paper
Noun
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Paper is a material for writing and drawing on and is made from wood pulp.
A notebook is made from sheets of paper.
She made a paper airplane.
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A paper is a newspaper, magazine, newsletter, etc. Something that is used to inform people about the news.
Is there anything interesting in today's paper?
The interview I had with the press was published in today's paper.
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Paper is wallpaper, paper that is pasted onto a wall to decorate the place.
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Paper is wrapping paper, paper used to wrap things such as presents.
The parcel was wrapped in brown paper.
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A paper is a written document that reports scientific or academic research.
While in university, the professor had written many papers to publish his research in physics.
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A paper is a written document. It is usually shorter than a book and is mainly written for the government.
The population white paper was published to explain the government's plan in managing the increase in the population.
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Paper is the documents that a person carries when going to another country or crossing borders.
The corrupted officers took away his papers and was held in the airport for 48 hours.
paper
Adjective
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Something that is made of paper.
Supermarkets now use paper bags instead of plastic bags to save the environment.
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When someone is paper, it means that the person is good in theory (on paper), but bad in practice or reality.
That person is a paper general. Even though he has received many awards, he has never fought a single war before.
mate
Noun
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A mate is someone you do something with.
Nils, my tent mate, was from the same elementary school in the city.
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; A mate is a friend, usually male.
I'm meeting my mates later, after work.
The two of them are best mates.
What can I do for you, mate?
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A mate is an animal's sexual partner.
The zoo has been having trouble getting a mate for the panda.
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A mate is a person's husband or wife.
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A mate is the other member of a matched pair of objects.
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A drink made from yerba mate.
mate
Verb
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In animals, to have sex.
The monkeys were going to mate.
The female shows she's ready to mate by showing her red bottom to the male.
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To match two things together.
That morning when they tried to mate her with our bull, she had no idea what to do.