camera0bug wrote:I was thinking of a challenge this morning with a title of "Going Postal".
Wonder who'll be the first to put a camera in their mailbox and catch the postman
or woman delivering the mail!
The dictionary entry was pretty extensive, but for those who haven't a clue about this noun, adjective & verb,
here's just a brief synopsis: Paper
1. a material used for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping packages, and covering walls.
2. a piece or sheet of paper.
3. a piece or sheet of paper with writing or printing on it; document.
4. a wrapper, container, or sheet of paper containing something.
5. a newspaper; journal.
6. an article; essay.
7. a written examination.
8. a written promise to pay money or a note, bill of exchange, or the like.
9. paper money or currency.
And following up with Dan's fine find, I found this . . .I especially like the "verb" definitions
pa·per [ páypər ]
noun (plural pa·pers)
Definition:
1. thin flat material from wood pulp: a thin material consisting of flat sheets made from pulped wood, cloth, or fiber. Use: for writing and printing on, for wrapping things in, for covering walls.
3. press
Same as newspaper (sense 1)
4. student's essay: an essay written by a student for a class
5. academic article or talk: an essay or article, particularly an academic one, read at a conference, or submitted for publication
6. set of exam answers: a written set of answers by a student to a set of examination questions
7. U.K. examination: a set of examination questions prepared on paper
8. wrapper: a piece of paper, especially one used to wrap a piece of candy or a cigarette ( often used in the plural )
9. commercial negotiable document: a negotiable document, e.g. a bill of exchange or promissory note
10. home maintenance ( informal )
Same as wallpaper
11. free theater ticket: a free ticket that is given out in order to fill up a theater ( slang )
12. theatergoers with free tickets: members of the audience who have been given free tickets in order to fill up a theater ( slang )
plural noun pa·pers
Definition:
1. personal identity documents: a document or documents showing somebody's identity or status, e.g. a passport
2. animal's pedigree or vaccination records: a document or documents showing an animal's pedigree or vaccination records
3. assortment of documents: a collection of documents relating to an issue or subject
official papers in the archives
4. somebody's personal writings: somebody's diaries, letters, and other personal writings
5. nautical
Same as ship's papers
adjective
Definition:
1. made of paper: consisting of or made of paper
2. resembling paper: similar to paper, e.g. in flimsiness
paper walls
3. existing in documentary form: written in a document but not necessarily effective or useful in reality
mere paper guarantees of peace
4. in writing: conducted in writing
a paper war
transitive verb (past and past participle pa·pered, present participle pa·per·ing, 3rd person present singular pa·pers)
Definition:
1. cover with wallpaper: to cover a wall or room with wallpaper
2. cover something with paper: to cover something with paper
3. fill up theater: to fill up a theater by giving out free tickets ( slang )
on paper
1. in theory, but not in fact
2. in writing
paper the walls with something to disseminate or broadcast something (slang)
They papered the walls with objections to the policy.