Sheet

Quick meaning: Sheet is a noun meaning A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

Word Forms

• sheets
• sheeting
• sheeted

Synonyms for sheet

Depending on context, synonyms include page, rope, blanket, coat, coating, layer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bed sheet, shroud, tack, canvas, plane, sail.

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