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Paper vs Pepper - What's the difference?

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In uncountable terms the difference between paper and pepper

is that paper is wrapping paper while pepper is a spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

In transitive terms the difference between paper and pepper

is that paper is to fill a theatre or other paid event with complimentary seats while pepper is to add (something) at frequent intervals.

As an adjective paper

is made of paper.

paper

English

(wikipedia paper)

Noun

  • A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
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  • A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
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  • (lb) Wallpaper.
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  • *:There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
  • (lb) Wrapping paper.
  • A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper'', ''term paper ), in particular one written for the Government.
  • A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, a workshop or a symposium).
  • A scholastic essay.
  • (lb) Money.
  • (lb) A university course.
  • A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
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  • A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.
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    • Synonyms

    * (medium used in writing) bookfell

    Derived terms

    * abrasive paper * art paper * banana paper * blotting paper * bog paper * brown paper * butcher paper * carbon paper * chattel paper * cigarette paper * commercial paper * construction paper * * emery paper * filter paper * funny paper * graph paper * green paper * hang paper * linen paper * liquid paper * litmus paper * paper aeroplane/paper airplane * paper ballot * paper candidate * paper chase * paper chromatography * paper clip * paper currency * paper cut * paper cutter * paper fight * paper flower * paper hat * paper mill * paper money * paper nautilus * paper round * paper snowflake * paper tape * paper tiger * paper trail * paperbark * paperboard * paperknife * piece of paper * plain paper * position paper * put pen to paper * quadrille paper * rice paper * scientific paper * sheet of paper * scratch paper * soda paper * term paper * test paper * tissue paper * toilet paper * touch-paper * tracing paper * treacle paper * way out of a paper bag * white paper * wrapping paper * writing paper

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of paper.
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  • Insubstantial.
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    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply paper to.
    • to paper the hallway walls
  • To document; to memorialize.
    • After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.
  • To fill a theatre or other paid event with complimentary seats.
    • As the event has not sold well, we'll need to paper the house.

    Statistics

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    pepper

    English

    Noun

  • A plant of the family Piperaceae.
  • (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
  • A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
  • (baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
    • Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

    Synonyms

    * (fruit of the capsicum) ** (spicy) chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper ** (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper

    Derived terms

    * bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add pepper to.
  • To strike with something made up of small particles.
  • To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
    • After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
  • To add (something) at frequent intervals.
    • He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

    Related terms

    * bell pepper * black pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * pepper and salt * peppercorn * pepper mill, peppermill * peppermint * pepperpot * pepper shaker * peppery * red pepper * Scotch bonnet pepper * sweet pepper * white pepper * yellow pepper

    See also

    * salt * * 1000 English basic words