noun A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
Draw on the paper! Not on the walls!
noun Ellipsis of newspaper; anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
Read all about it in this morning's paper!
noun Ellipsis of wallpaper.
The paperhangers had just finished hanging the paper in the dining room when the interior decorator walked in and exclaimed that it was the wrong color.
noun Ellipsis of wrapping paper.
In those days, you asked the butcher for a block of cheese, and he wrapped it up in paper for you.
noun An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
noun A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.
I can't go out tonight. I have a paper due tomorrow, and I need to finish it tonight.
noun A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).
Their team published a paper in the leading journal of their field, and its widespread impact elevated the reputation of their university department.
noun A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.