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sheet (1)

sheet [ sheet ]


noun  (plural sheets)
Definition:
 
1. cloth used on bed: a large rectangular piece of cloth that is used to cover the mattress of a bed or somebody sleeping on the mattress

2. flat thin rectangular piece: a broad flat thin piece of a material, especially a rectangular piece of paper, metal, or glass

3. broad thin expanse: a broad flat thin expanse of a substance, especially ice or water

4. expanse of something moving: a broad expanse of something that is in motion, e.g. falling water

5. household flat baking pan: a large flat metal rectangle with very shallow sides or none at all, used for baking

6. stamps page of stamps: an entire rectangular page of postage stamps that were printed as a unit

7. publishing newspaper: a newspaper or periodical, especially one dismissed as trivial



verb  (past and past participle sheet·ed, present participle sheet·ing, 3rd person present singular sheets)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb put sheet over something: to cover or wrap something in a sheet

2. transitive verb cover something with thin layer: to cover something with a thin layer of a material

3. transitive verb form something into thin pieces: to form something, especially metal, into broad flat thin pieces

4. intransitive verb fall over broad expanse: to fall, flow, or spread out over a broad area
Rain sheeted over the parking lot.



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. broad, flat, and thin: made in broad flat thin, usually rectangular pieces

2. covering thinly: covering a broad area thinly

[ Old English scēte "cloth" < Germanic, "to project"]
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