papers vs report

report vs papers

papers and report both are nouns.

papers is not a verb while report is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
papers	Yes	No	No	No
report	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, report is a hyponym of papers; that is, report is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than papers:

papers: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

Other hyponyms of papers include ballot, brevet, capitulation, certificate, certification, credential, credentials, charter, commercial document, commercial instrument, confession, copyright, right of first publication, enclosure, inclosure, form, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, papyrus, patent, patent of invention, platform, political platform, political program, program, resignation, declaration, resolution, resolve, source, specification, voucher, study, written report.

papers (noun)	report (noun)
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)	the general estimation that the public has for a person
	a short account of the news
	the act of informing by verbal report
	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
	a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
	a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
	a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

papers (verb)	report (verb)
	to give an account or representation of in words
	make known to the authorities
	complain about; make a charge against
	announce one's presence
	announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
	be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

Difference between papers and report

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