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 |
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 |
| bar printer | an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs |
bubble jet printer
bubble-jet printer
bubblejet | a kind of ink-jet printer |
| chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
character printer
character-at-a-time printer
serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
| daisywheel printer | a printer that uses a daisy print wheel |
Dixie cup
paper cup | a disposable cup made of paper, for holding drinks |
dot matrix printer
matrix printer
dot printer | a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix |
| drum printer | a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position |
| electrostatic printer | a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper |
| impact printer | a printer that prints by mechanical impacts |
| ink-jet printer | a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink |
| laser printer | electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically |
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 |
line printer
line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
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 |
page printer
page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
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 |
photographic paper
photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
printer
printing machine | a machine that prints |
| printer | (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing |
| printer cable | a cable between a computer and a printer |
sack
poke
paper bag
carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
| test paper | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests |
| thermal printer | a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat |
wastepaper basket
waste-paper basket
wastebasket
waste basket
circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
wire matrix printer
wire printer
stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
| xerographic printer | a page printer that uses the xerographic process |
| 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 |
| 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 |
composition
paper report theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment), he got an A on his composition |