sheet
/ʃiːt/
noun
- A large rectangular piece of cloth used as bedding, typically placed on a mattress or used as a cover.
- He pulled the sheet up to his chin and fell asleep.
- She changed the sheets on the bed every Sunday.
- The hotel provided crisp white sheets for all guests.
- A thin, flat piece of material such as paper, metal, glass, or plastic.
- The printer ran out of sheets of paper.
- They covered the window with a sheet of plastic.
- The artist worked on a large sheet of copper.
- A broad, continuous surface or expanse, especially of water, ice, or fire.
- Flames spread in a sheet across the dry grass.
- The lake was covered by a sheet of ice.
- A sheet of rain swept across the city.
- A rope or chain used to control the angle of a sail on a boat.
- During the storm, the sheet snapped under the pressure.
- He pulled the sheet to adjust the mainsail.
- The sailor tied the sheet to the cleat.
verb
- To cover or wrap with a sheet or something similar.
- The workers sheeted the roof with metal panels.
- They sheeted the furniture before painting the room.
- She sheeted the dough with a rolling pin.
- To fall or spread in a continuous layer, especially of rain or light.
- Water sheeted over the windshield, making it hard to see.
- Sunlight sheeted through the window.
- Rain sheeted down from the dark clouds.
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