paper

1 a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it handed in the correct papers Synonyms blank, document, formRelated Words instrument, writ; filing; sheet

2 a publication that appears at regular intervals we get the paper every morning Synonyms book, bulletin, diurnal, gazette, mag, magazine, newspaper, organ, journal, periodical, rag, review, serial, zineRelated Words annual, bimonthly, biweekly, daily, monthly, quarterly, semimonthly, semiweekly, triweekly, weekly, yearbook; digest, little magazine; fanzine; pictorial, slick; broadside, edition, extra, sheet, supplement, tab, tabloid; newsletter, newsmagazine, newsweekly

3 a short piece of writing done as a school exercise write a paper about your favorite author Synonyms composition, themeRelated Words article, essay, story

4 a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution Synonyms article, composition, essay, themeRelated Words causerie; column, commentary, editorial, feature, report, review, write-up; dissertation, thesis; tract, treatise; discourse, discussion, exposition, prolegomenon, study