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| 1. | [ noun ] any broad thin expanse or surface | |
| Examples: | : "a sheet of ice" |
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| Related terms: | expanse | |
| 2. | [ noun ] used for writing or printing | |
| Synonyms: | sheet_of_paper piece_of_paper | |
| Related terms: | paper slip worksheet foolscap tear_sheet style_sheet leaf signature | |
| 3. | [ noun ] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs | |
| Synonyms: | bed_sheet | |
| Related terms: | bed_linen fitted_sheet | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape | |
| Synonyms: | plane | |
| Examples: | "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane" "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" |
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| Related terms: | shape picture_plane facet_plane cartesian_plane orbital_plane midplane tangent_plane mathematics | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (meteorology) come down as if in sheets | |
| Examples: | "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon." |
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| Related terms: | pour | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width | |
| Synonyms: | flat_solid | |
| Related terms: | artifact board layer plate sheet_metal blackboard panel membrane plate film plate_glass wallboard laminate blank | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (printing,writing,news) newspaper with half-size pages | |
| Synonyms: | rag tabloid | |
| Related terms: | newspaper | |
| 8. | [ verb ] cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping | |
| Examples: | "sheet the body" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | |
| Synonyms: | mainsheet weather_sheet shroud tack | |
| Related terms: | line futtock_shroud ship seafaring | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (nautical,clothing) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
| Synonyms: | sail canvass canvas | |
| Related terms: | piece_of_cloth crossjack foresail fore-topsail fore-and-aft_sail mainsail main-topsail balloon_sail press_of_sail royal headsail save-all skysail square_sail topgallant topsail sailing_vessel | |
| Similar spelling: |
Sheth sheath shut sheathe shed shot shit shaheed Shutt Shead Shedd shite shade shoat shoed shoot Shott shout Shute Shiite Sheedy shitty shuteye shittah |
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