The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - paper n.

1) newspaper, tabloid, daily, weekly, journal, gazette, publication, periodical, newsletter, organ, Colloq rag, sheet: She is feature editor of a paper in Manchester. 2) Often, papers. a document(s) , instrument, legal papers, form, certificate, deed, ownership papers; credential(s) , identification: Bring the papers to my office for signing. His papers are not in order. Many people lost their papers during the war. b docket, files, dossier, record(s) , archive(s) : Your papers seem to have disappeared from our office. 3) stationery, letterhead, writing-paper, letter-paper, notepaper; foolscap; scrap or US also scratch paper; wrapping paper; gift-wrapping, gift-wrap; wallpaper: She wrote to me on the most beautiful engraved paper. We buy our Christmas paper from a museum shop. 4) article, composition, essay, assignment, report, thesis, study, tract, analysis, critique, exegesis, treatise, dissertation, disquisition, manuscript, MS or ms, autograph, holograph, typescript, script, speech: Adelaide will present her paper at the meeting of the Royal Academy this year. --v. 5) (hang) wallpaper, line; post, distribute: The entire area was papered with posters announcing the meeting.