Overview of noun sheet

The noun sheet has 8 senses

• sheet -- (any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice")


• sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper -- (paper used for writing or printing)


• sheet, bed sheet -- (bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs)


• plane, sheet -- ((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")


• tabloid, rag, sheet -- (newspaper with half-size pages)


• sheet, flat solid -- (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)


• sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud -- ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)


• sail, canvas, canvass, sheet -- (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)

Overview of verb sheet

The verb sheet has 2 senses

• sheet -- (come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon")


• sheet -- (cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body")