sheet

IPA: ʃˈit

noun

  • A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
  • A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
  • A thin, flat layer of solid material.
  • A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
  • (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
  • (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
  • (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
  • (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
  • (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
  • (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
  • (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
  • (video games, dated) A distinct level or stage within a game.
  • A village in Hampshire, England.

verb

  • (transitive) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
  • (transitive) To form into sheets.
  • (intransitive) Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
  • (nautical) To trim a sail using a sheet.
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Examples of "sheet" in Sentences

  • The sheet absorbed the water.
  • The color of the sheets was magenta.
  • The water is then impregnated the sheet.
  • The edges of the sheet gradually sag as the sheet advances.
  • A ream of paper is a quantity of sheets of the same size and quality.
  • The bib is formed of a rectangular sheet of foldable paper or the like.
  • The sheet of paper covered nearly the full width of the airship hangar.
  • A sheet of transparent plastic covers the face of the board and the grooves.
  • The cover of the book is obsidian and the pages are sheets of paper thin lead.
  • His paws grip sheets of white paper, formations and diagrams scribbled in red ink.

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