paper chase hare and hounds | an outdoor game, one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot |
paper route | the job of delivering newspapers regularly |
digital communications technology | the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form |
printing | the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution |
paper nautilus nautilus Argonaut Argonauta argo | cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells |
paper wasp | any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper |
digital-analog converter digital-to-analog converter | device for converting digital signals into analogue signals |
digital audiotape DAT | a digital tape recording of sound |
digital camera | a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction |
digital clock | a clock that displays the time of day digitally |
digital computer | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
digital display alphanumeric display | a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) |
digital plethysmograph | plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow |
digital subscriber line DSL | a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
digital voltmeter | an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits |
digital watch | a watch with a digital display |
digitizer digitiser analog-digital converter analog-to-digital converter | device for converting analogue signals into digital signals |
Dixie cup paper cup | a disposable cup made of paper, for holding drinks |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
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 |
paperback book paper-back book paperback softback book softback softover book softover | a book with paper covers |
paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
paper clip paperclip gem clip | a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together, the paper clip was invented in |
paper cutter | a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size |
paper doll | a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being |
paper fastener | a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place |
paper feed | a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter, the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged |
paper mill | a mill where paper is manufactured |
paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
paper towel | a disposable towel made of absorbent paper |
personal digital assistant PDA personal organizer personal organiser organizer organiser | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks, can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
press printing press | a machine used for printing |
printer printing machine | a machine that prints |
print shop printing shop | a workplace where printing is done |
sack poke paper bag carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
scanner digital scanner image scanner | an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer |
slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
test paper | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
paper tiger | the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual, he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth |
digital arteries arteria digitalis | arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes |
digital vein vena digitalis | one of the veins serving the fingers or toes |
paper | a medium for written communication, the notion of an office running without paper is absurd |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
stationery letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
newspaper paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets, contains news and articles and advertisements, he read his newspaper at breakfast |
school newspaper school paper | a newspaper written and published by students in a school |
paper | a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses, he has written many scientific papers |