noun

 

material thin, flat material used for writing on, covering things in, etc

a piece/sheet of paper

 

newspaper a newspaper

I buy a paper every morning.

 

exam an examination

Candidates must answer two questions from each paper.

 

writing a piece of writing about a particular subject written by someone who has been studying that subject

She's just published a paper on language acquisition.

 

verb

 

to decorate the walls of a room by covering them with paper