Meaning & Definition of Sheet in English
English⟶
Sheet
/ʃit/
noun
1. Any broad thin expanse or surface
- "A sheet of ice"
synonym:
- sheet
2. Paper used for writing or printing
synonym:
- sheet,
- piece of paper,
- sheet of paper
3. Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth
- Used in pairs
synonym:
- sheet,
- bed sheet
4. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- "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"
synonym:
- plane,
- sheet
5. Newspaper with half-size pages
synonym:
- tabloid,
- rag,
- sheet
6. A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
synonym:
- sheet,
- flat solid
7. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
synonym:
- sheet,
- tack,
- mainsheet,
- weather sheet,
- shroud
8. A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
synonym:
- sail,
- canvas,
- canvass,
- sheet
verb
1. Come down as if in sheets
- "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
synonym:
- sheet
2. Cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
- "Sheet the body"
synonym:
- sheet
Examples of using
Tom was as pale as a sheet.
The police covered the body with a sheet.
Spending two hours writing an email that won't even take up one page of a sheet of paper is not something you can write home about. It's more like you're writing about your own inability to write coherently.