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 |
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 |
photographic paper
photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
order paper
order book | a printed copy of the order of the day |
| paper trail | the written evidence of someone's activities, this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information |
aide-memoire
position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
historical document
historical paper
historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
white book
white paper | a government report, bound in white |
| green paper | a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion |
| position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy |
newspaper
paper
newspaper publisher | a business firm that publishes newspapers, Murdoch owns many newspapers |
paper route
paper round | the route taken when delivering newspapers every day |
| paper-pusher | a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork |
paper flower
Bougainvillea glabra | Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously |
pink-and-white everlasting
pink paper daisy
Acroclinium roseum | flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers, grown for drying |
strawflower golden everlasting
yellow paper daisy
Helichrysum bracteatum | Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold, the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers |
papyrus
Egyptian paper reed
Egyptian paper rush
paper rush
paper plant
Cyperus papyrus | tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times |
American white birch
paper birch
paperbark birch
canoe birch
Betula cordifolia
Betula papyrifera | small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes |
swamp birch
water birch
mountain birch
Western paper birch
Western birch
Betula fontinalis | birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark |
paper mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera | shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth, grown as a shade tree in Europe and America, male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orangeed aggregate berries |