English dictionary
sheet
nounPronunciation
ʃiːt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
noun
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
noun
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
noun
- paper used for writing or printing
noun
- newspaper with half-size pages
noun
- any broad thin expanse or surface
noun
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
verb
- cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
verb
- come down as if in sheets
Example sentences
a sheet of ice
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
sheet the body
The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon