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Noun: sheet sheet- Any broad thin expanse or surface
"a sheet of ice" - Paper used for writing or printing
- piece of paper, sheet of paper - Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- bed sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- plane - Newspaper with half-size pages
- tabloid, rag - A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- flat solid - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud - A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- sail, canvas, canvass Verb: sheet sheet- Come down as if in sheets
"The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" - Cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
"sheet the body"
Derived forms: sheeted, sheets, sheeting See also: sheeting Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], bed linen, cover, expanse, form, line, newspaper, paper, pelt, piece of cloth, piece of material, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, shape, stream Part of: sailing ship, sailing vessel, ship Encyclopedia: Sheet |