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   Sheet

   /SHēt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used. Similar bed linenlinenbedclothes
   • ▪ used in comparisons to describe the pallor of a person who is ill or has had a shock: "Are you OK? You're as white as a sheet"
   • 2. a rectangular piece of paper, especially one of a standard size produced commercially and used for writing and printing on: "a sheet of unmarked paper" Similar piece of paperleafpagefolio
   • ▪ a quantity of text or other information contained on a sheet of paper: "he produced yet another sheet of figures"
   • ▪ a flat piece of paper as opposed to a reel of continuous paper, the bound pages of a book, or a folded map.
   • ▪ all the postage stamps printed on one piece of paper: "a sheet of stamps"
   • ▪ a map, especially one part of a series covering a larger area.
   • 3. a broad flat piece of material such as metal or glass: "the small pipe has been formed from a flat sheet of bronze" Similar panepanelpieceplateslab
   • 4. an extensive unbroken surface area of something: "a sheet of ice" Similar layerstratumcoveringblanketcoatingcoatoverlaylaminalaminationveneerfilmskinmembraneexpanseareastretchsweep
   • ▪ a broad moving mass of flames or water: "the rain was still falling in sheets"

   verb

   • 1. cover with or wrap in a sheet or sheets: "we sheeted a narrow bed"
   • 2. (of rain) fall in large quantities: "rain sheeted down"

   Word Origin Old Englishscēte, scīete, of Germanic origin; related to the verb shoot in its primary sense ‘to project’.

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   The meaning of SHEET is a broad piece of cloth; especially : bedsheet. How to use sheet in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHEET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SHEET meaning: 1. a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under: 2. a large, thin, flat…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHEET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHEET definition: 1. a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under: 2. a large, thin, flat…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsheet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of sheet noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Sheet definition: a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.. See examples of SHEET used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sheetSheet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A sheet is a large, wide amount of something flat, like a sheet of metal or a sheet of paper. When it goes on your bed, a sheet is a similar expanse of fabric.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › sheetsheet | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of sheet – Learner’s Dictionary. sheet. noun [ C ] uk/ʃiːt/us. B1. a large piece of cloth put on a bed to lie on or under: a double fitted sheet. to change the sheets. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.