Sheet

/ʃiːt/ · noun

Meaning

A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper..

Definitions by Sense

1. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
2. 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.
3. A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
4. A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
5. A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
6. An expanse of something.
7. (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
8. (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.

Example Sentences

Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.

He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners.

If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me / In one of those same sheets.

A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.

Paper is designated “20 pound” if a stack (ream) of 500 sheets 22 inches by 17 inches weighs 20 pounds.

Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.

The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.

A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.

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Word Forms

• sheets
• sheeting
• sheeted

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