sheet
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
- sheet (noun)
- sheet (noun)
- sheeting (noun)
- sheet lightning (noun)
- sheet metal (noun)
- sheet music (noun)
- baking sheet (noun)
- balance sheet (noun)
- charge sheet (noun)
- cookie sheet (noun)
- dust sheet (noun)
- ground sheet (noun)
- ice sheet (noun)
- rap sheet (noun)
- short–sheet (verb)
- time sheet (noun)
- clean (adjective)
- three (noun)
- wind (noun)
plural
sheets
plural
sheets
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHEET
[count]
1
a
:
a large piece of cloth that is used to cover something
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We used sheets to protect the furniture when we painted.
b
:
a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed
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The sheets are changed daily at the hotel.
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He slid between the sheets and went to sleep.
— called also
bedsheet
—
see picture at bed
2
:
a usually rectangular piece of paper
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see also balance sheet, rap sheet, spreadsheet, time sheet, worksheet, clean sheet at 1clean
3
:
a thin, flat, rectangular or square piece of something
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see also baking sheet, cookie sheet
-
a sheet of iron/glass
4
:
a wide, flat surface or area of something
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see also ice sheet
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A sheet of ice covered the driveway.
5
:
a large moving area of something (such as fire or water)
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a sheet of flame
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sheets of rain
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compare 2sheet
2
sheet
/ˈʃiːt/
noun
plural
sheets
2
sheet
/ˈʃiːt/
noun
plural
sheets
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHEET
[count]
technical
:
a rope or chain attached to the lower corner of a sail and used to change the position of the sail
three sheets to the wind
old-fashioned + humorous
:
very drunk
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When he staggered out of the bar, he was three sheets to the wind.
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compare 1sheet
