/ Dictionary / Index P paperwork: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pa•per•work Pronunciation: (pā'pur-wûrk"), [key] — n. written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: paperwork (Thesaurus) paper-white narcissus papery Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language