1. n. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (view details)
2. n. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth (view details)
3. n. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind (view details)
4. n. a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width (view details)
5. n. used for writing or printing (view details)
6. n. newspaper with half-size pages (view details)
7. n. any broad thin expanse or surface (view details)
8. n. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape (view details)
9. v. cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping (view details)
10. v. come down as if in sheets (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Synonym(s): canvas ( what does canvas stand for? ), canvass ( what does canvass stand for? ), sail ( what does sail stand for? )
sheet is a kind of: piece of cloth ( what does piece of cloth stand for? ), piece of material ( what does piece of material stand for? )
sheet is derived from: sail

Meaning 2: (noun) bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs
Synonym(s): bed sheet ( what does bed sheet stand for? )
sheet is a kind of: bed linen ( what does bed linen stand for? )
sheet is derived from: sheet ( what does sheet stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Synonym(s): mainsheet ( what does mainsheet stand for? ), shroud ( what does shroud stand for? ), tack ( what does tack stand for? ), weather sheet ( what does weather sheet stand for? )
sheet is a kind of: line ( what does line stand for? )
sheet is derived from: tack, wear round ( what does wear round stand for? )

Meaning 4: (noun) a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
Synonym(s): flat solid ( what does flat solid stand for? )
sheet is a kind of: artefact ( what does artefact stand for? ), artifact ( what does artifact stand for? )

Meaning 5: (noun) used for writing or printing
Synonym(s): piece of paper ( what does piece of paper stand for? ), sheet of paper ( what does sheet of paper stand for? )

Meaning 6: (noun) newspaper with half-size pages
Synonym(s): rag ( what does rag stand for? ), tabloid ( what does tabloid stand for? )

Meaning 7: (noun) any broad thin expanse or surface
Usage Example(s): a sheet of ice

Meaning 8: (noun) (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
Usage Example(s): any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane, we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane
Synonym(s): plane ( what does plane stand for? )

Meaning 9: (verb) cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
Usage Example(s): sheet the body
sheet is derived from: bed sheet, sheet, sheeting ( what does sheeting stand for? )

Meaning 10: (verb) come down as if in sheets
Usage Example(s): The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon

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