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paper Noun

— 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. — 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. — Paper is wallpaper, paper that is pasted onto a wall to decorate the place. — Paper is wrapping paper, paper used to wrap things such as presents. The parcel was wrapped in brown paper. — 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. — 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. — 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

— Something that is made of paper. Supermarkets now use paper bags instead of plastic bags to save the environment. — 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.