Hypernyms for "paper"
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art paper
blotter
blotting paper
blueprint paper
carbon
carbon paper
card
cardboard
cartridge paper
chad
composition board
computer paper
confetti
construction paper
crepe
crepe paper
daily
drawing paper
filter paper
flypaper
gazette
graph paper
greaseproof paper
india paper
linen
linen paper
litmus paper
manifold
manifold paper
manila
manila paper
manilla
manilla paper
music paper
newspaper
newsprint
oilpaper
pad
pad of paper
paper tape
paper toweling
paper-mache
papier-mache
papyrus
parchment
piece of paper
rag
rice paper
roofing paper
school newspaper
school paper
score paper
sheet
sheet of paper
tablet
tabloid
tar paper
term paper
ticker tape
tissue
tissue paper
tracing paper
transfer paper
wallpaper
waste paper
wax paper
wrapping paper
writing paper
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.