papers
文件,证件,论文,文书
Related Words
Definitions
- 1
- : a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- : a piece, sheet, or leaf of this.
- : something resembling this substance, as papyrus.
- : a written or printed document or the like.
- : stationery; writing paper.
- : a newspaper or journal.
- : an essay, article, or dissertation on a particular topic: a paper on early Mayan artifacts.
- : Often papers. a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like: citizenship papers.
- : negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money: Only silver, please, no paper.
- : a promissory note.
- : papers, Nautical.ship's papers. rolling paper.
- : wallpaper.
- : toilet paper.
- : a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows.
- : a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork.
- : Slang. a free pass to an entertainment.
- 1
- : to cover with wallpaper or apply wallpaper to: They papered the bedroom last summer.
- : to line or cover with paper.
- : to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout: to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature.
- : to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper.
- : to supply with paper.
- : Informal. to deluge with documents, especially those requiring one to comply with certain technical procedures, as a means of legal harassment: He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement.
- : Slang. to fill with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes.
- : Archaic. to write or set down on paper.to describe in writing.
- 1
- : to apply wallpaper to walls.
- 1
- : made of paper or paperlike material: a paper bag.
- : paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail.
- : of, relating to, or noting routine clerical duties.
- : pertaining to or carried on by means of letters, articles, books, etc.: a paper war.
- : written or printed on paper.
- : existing in theory or principle only and not in reality: paper profits.
- : indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
- : Slang. including many patrons admitted on free passes, as an audience for a theatrical performance: It's a paper house tonight.
- 1
- : paper over, to patch up or attempt to conceal so as to preserve a friendship, present a unified opinion, etc.: to paper over a dispute.
Phrases
- paper over
- on paper
- push paper
- walking papers
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
The court papers are sealed, but the couple has made it clear they want to be relieved of their parental responsibilities.
The women had both tried to cross into Lebanon two weeks earlier on forged papers.
But Bush has done exactly that, filing the papers for BH Global Aviation with the SEC right around Thanksgiving.
Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.
He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.
He sighed as he laid the papers on the table; for he thought the task would be a harder one than even his own immolation.
“We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,” said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers.
There was a great comparing of papers, and turning over of leaves, by Fogg and Perker, after this statement of profit and loss.