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Paper

A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.

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Article 76% connected

A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various to…

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Essay 76% connected

An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Medium 76% connected

That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.

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Press 76% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Product 76% connected

Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…

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Production 76% connected

The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.

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Publisher 76% connected

One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Blotter 76% connected

One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.

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Blotting paper 76% connected

A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.

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Carbon 76% connected

An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and…

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Card 76% connected

A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation; pl. a game play…

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Cardboard 76% connected

A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.

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Chad 76% connected

See Shad.

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Crepe 76% connected

Same as Crape.

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Daily 76% connected

Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.

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Gazette 76% connected

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp., the official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state n…

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Linen 76% connected

Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.

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Manifold 76% connected

Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.

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Manila 76% connected

Alt. of Manilla

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Manilla 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.

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Newspaper 76% connected

A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public prin…

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Pad 76% connected

A footpath; a road.

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Papier-mache 76% connected

A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper, mixed with sise or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles, usually by means of molds.

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Papyrus 76% connected

A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is t…

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Parchment 76% connected

The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.

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Rag 76% connected

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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Sheet 76% connected

In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies.

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Tablet 76% connected

A small table or flat surface.

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Tissue 76% connected

A woven fabric.

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Papery 74% connected

Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.

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Papery 74% connected

Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.

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Substance part 1

Cellulose 70% connected

Consisting of, or containing, cells.

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Component part 6

Column 70% connected

A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and…

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Editorial 70% connected

Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.

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Feature 70% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

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Funnies 70% connected

of Funny

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Headline 70% connected

The line at the head or top of a page.

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Strip 70% connected

To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…

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Containing substance 1

Page 70% connected

A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in Engl…

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Synonym 4

Composition 92% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Newspaper 92% connected

A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public prin…

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Report 92% connected

To refer.

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Theme 92% connected

A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

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