Sheet meaning

What does “sheet” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sheet” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any broad thin expanse or surface.

sheet

noun

  1. any broad thin expanse or surface

    “a sheet of ice”

  2. paper used for writing or printing

  3. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

    Synonymsbed sheet
  4. (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”

    Synonymsplane
  5. newspaper with half-size pages

    Synonymstabloidrag
  6. a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

    Synonymsflat solid
  7. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

  8. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

verb

  1. come down as if in sheets

    “The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon”

  2. cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping

    “sheet the body”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University