sheet

sheet ¹  (sht)

n.

1. A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding.

2.

a. A broad, thin, usually rectangular mass or piece of material, such as paper, metal, glass, or plywood.

b. A flat or very shallow, usually rectangular pan used for baking.

3. A broad, flat, continuous surface or expanse: a sheet of ice.

4. A moving expanse: a sheet of flames.

5. A newspaper, especially a tabloid.

6. Geology A broad, relatively thin deposit or layer of igneous or sedimentary rock.

7. A large block of stamps printed by a single impression of a plate before the individual stamps have been separated.

8. Mathematics A surface of revolution generated by revolving a hyperbola about one of its two symmetric axes.

v. sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets

v.tr.

1. To cover with, wrap in, or provide with a sheet.

2. To make into sheets.

v.intr.

To flow or fall in a sheet: rain sheeting against the windshield.

adj.

Being in the form of a sheet: sheet aluminum.

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[Middle English schete, cloth, from Old English scte; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

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sheet ²  (sht) Nautical

n.

1. A rope or chain attached to one or both of the lower corners of a sail, serving to move or extend it.

2. sheets The spaces at either end of an open boat in front of and behind the seats.

intr.v. sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets

To extend in a certain direction. Used of the sheets of a sail.

Idiom:

three sheets to/in the wind Informal

Intoxicated; drunk.

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[Middle English shete, from Old English scat(line), sheet (line), from scata, corner of a sail; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

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sheet¹

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc., generally one of a pair used as inner bedclothes

2.

a.  a thin piece of a substance such as paper, glass, or metal, usually rectangular in form

b.  (as modifier) sheet iron

3. a broad continuous surface; expanse or stretch a sheet of rain

4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a newspaper, esp a tabloid

5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a piece of printed paper to be folded into a section for a book

6. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) a page of stamps, usually of one denomination and already perforated

7. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any thin tabular mass of rock covering a large area

vb

1. (tr) to provide with, cover, or wrap in a sheet

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (intr) (of rain, snow, etc.) to fall heavily

[Old English sciete; related to sceat corner, lap, Old Norse skaut, Old High German scōz lap]

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sheet²

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a line or rope for controlling the position of a sail relative to the wind

[Old English scēata corner of a sail; related to Middle Low German schōte rope attached to a sail; see sheet¹]

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sheet

• map - Comes from Latin mappa mundi, "sheet of the world" from mappa, "napkin, tablecloth."
• ream - Used to be 480 sheets of paper and is now 500.
• bed clothes, night clothes - Bed clothes usually refers to blankets and sheets, while night clothes refers to pajamas and gowns.
• portfolio - Comes from Italian for "carry" and "sheets or leaves of paper."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sheet - any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice" expanse - a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
	2.	sheet - paper used for writing or printing piece of paper, sheet of paper slip of paper, slip - a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" signature - a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book folio, leaf - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) tear sheet - a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication foolscap - a size of paper used especially in Britain style sheet - a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication worksheet - a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements revenue stamp, stamp - a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
	3.	sheet - bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs bed sheet bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) contour sheet, fitted sheet - a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
	4.	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" plane shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement Cartesian plane - a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates facet plane - the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube) midline, midplane - the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) orbital plane - (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting picture plane - the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work tangent plane - the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface
	5.	sheet - newspaper with half-size pages tabloid, rag newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
	6.	sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width flat solid artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole blackboard, chalkboard - sheet of slate; for writing with chalk blank - a piece of material ready to be made into something board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows" plastic film, film - a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers membrane - a thin pliable sheet of material panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic photographic plate, plate - a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded plate glass, sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheets sheet metal - sheet of metal formed into a thin plate stencil - a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
	7.	sheet - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, tack sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor futtock shroud - shroud that is part of a ship's rigging line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	8.	sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel sail, canvass, canvas balloon sail - any light loose sail crossjack, mizzen course - the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction foresail - the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind headsail - any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel mainsail - the lowermost sail on the mainmast main-topsail - a topsail set on the mainmast piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric press of canvas, press of sail - the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely royal - a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts save-all - a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail skysail - the sail above the royal on a square-rigger square sail - a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast topgallant, topgallant sail - a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast topsail - a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
Verb	1.	sheet - come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, stream, pour - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
	2.	sheet - cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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sheet

noun

1. bedding, bed linen, bed clothes the luxury of silk sheets

2. page, leaf, folio, piece of paper I was able to fit it all on one sheet.

3. plate, piece, panel, slab, pane a cracked sheet of glass

4. coat, film, layer, membrane, surface, stratum, veneer, overlay, lamina a sheet of ice

5. expanse, area, stretch, sweep, covering, blanket Sheets of rain slanted across the road.

Translations

sheet [ʃiːt]

A. N

1. (also bedsheet) → sábana f

2. [of metal, glass, plastic] → lámina f

3. [of paper] → hoja f; [of labels, stamps, stickers] → pliego m, hoja f
an information sheet → una hoja informativa
to start again with a clean sheet → hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

4. [of ice, water] → capa f
a sheet of flame → una cortina de fuego
the rain was coming down in sheets → estaba cayendo una cortina de agua or lluvia, llovía a mares

5. (Naut) → escota f

6. (Press) → periódico m

7. to keep a clean sheet (Brit) (Ftbl) → mantener la portería imbatida, no encajar ningún gol

B. CPD sheet anchor N (Naut) → ancla f de la esperanza
sheet bend N → nudo m de escota, vuelta f de escota
sheet feed N → alimentador m de papel
sheet ice N → capa f de hielo
sheet lightning N → fucilazo m
sheet metal N → metal m en lámina
sheet music N → hojas fpl de partitura

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sheet [ˈʃiːt] n

(on bed) → drap m

[paper] → feuille f
a sheet of paper → une feuille de papier

[glass, metal] → feuille f, plaque f

[ice] → plaque f

[rain, flame] → rideau m

(on sail) → écoute f
sheet feed n (on printer) → alimentation f en papier (feuille à feuille)
sheet lightning n → éclair m en nappe, éclair m en nappes
sheet metal n → tôle f
sheet music n → partitions fpl, partition f

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sheet:

sheet anchor

n → Notanker m; (fig) → Rettungsanker m

sheet anchor man

n → Eckpfeiler m

sheetbend

n → Schotstek m

sheet copper

n → Kupferblech nt

sheet feed

n (Comput) → Einzelblatteinzug m

sheet glass

n → Flach- or Scheibenglas nt

sheet ice

n → Glatteis nt

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sheet:

sheet iron

n → Eisenblech nt

sheet lightning

n → Wetterleuchten nt

sheet metal

n → Walzblech nt

sheet music

n → Notenblätter pl

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sheet¹

n

(for bed) → (Bett)laken nt, → Lein- or Betttuch nt; (= waterproof sheet) → Gummidecke f; (for covering furniture) → Tuch nt; between the sheets (inf) → im Bett (inf); the furniture was covered with (dust)sheets → die Möbel waren verhängt

(of paper, inf: = newspaper) → Blatt nt; (big, as of wrapping paper, stamps etc, Typ) → Bogen m; sheet of music → Notenblatt nt; sheets (Brit sl: = money) → Kohle f (inf)

(of plywood, metal) → Platte f; (of glass) → Scheibe f, → Platte f; (= baking sheet) → (Back)blech nt; (Geol) → Schicht f; (of water, ice etc) → Fläche f; (of flame) → Flammenmeer nt; a sheet of ice covered the lake → eine Eisschicht bedeckte den See; the sheet of water covering the lawn → das Wasser, das auf dem Rasen stand; the lake, a glasslike sheet of water → der See, eine spiegelblanke Wasserfläche; a huge sheet of flame engulfed the building → das Gebäude ging in einem Flammenmeer unter; the rain was coming down in sheets → es regnete in Strömen

(Comput: = spreadsheet) → Tabelle f

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sheet²

n (Naut: = rope) → Schot f, → (Segel)leine f; he’s three sheets to or in the wind (dated inf) → er ist voll wie eine Strandhaubitze (dated inf)

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sheet¹ [ʃiːt] n (on bed) → lenzuolo (also dust sheet) → telo; (of paper, plastic) → foglio; (of metal, glass, ice) → lastra; (of water) → distesa; (of flame) → muro

sheet down vi + adv (rain) → piovere a dirotto

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sheet² [ʃiːt] n (Naut) → scotta

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sheet

n sheet [ʃiːt]

1 a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed She put clean sheets on all the beds. laken مُلاءَة سَرير чаршаф prostěradlo lagen das Laken σεντόνι sábana lina ملافه lakana drap סָדִין चादर plahta, ponjava lepedő seperai lak lenzuolo シーツ 시트 paklodė palags cadar laken laken prześcieradło, płótno lençol aşter­nut простыня prestieradlo rjuha čaršav lakan ผ้าปูที่นอน çarşaf 被單 простирадло چادر khăn trải gường 被单

2 a large, thin, usually flat, piece a sheet of paper/glass. plaat, vel صَفيحَه лист list, deska, plát ark; plade das Blatt, die Platte φύλλο (π.χ. χαρτιού ή γυαλιού) hoja leht, plaat ورقه arkki, levy feuille דַף, לוּחַ चद्दर list, ploča lap lembaran þynna, plata foglio １枚 한 장 lapas, lakštas loksne; plāksne kepingan blad ark, (-)plate arkusz, płyta folha foaie лист list, doska, plát, tabuľa list, plošča list plåt, platta, skiva, ark, blad สิ่งที่เป็นแผ่นแบน yaprak, tabaka 一張，一面 аркуш (паперу), лист ورق lá, tấm 一张（纸）

n sheet-ˈlightning

the kind of lightning which appears in broad flashes. weerligbundel بَرْق صَفْحي разсеяна светкавица plošný blesk fladelyn das Wetterleuchten πλατιές αστραπές relámpago difuso põuavälk ورقه مانند pintasalama éclairs diffus בָּרָק चद्दरी बिजली, सौदामिनी bljeskavica távoli villámlás kilat snæljós/-leiftur (lampo diffuso) 幕電 막전 plokščiasis žaibas rūsa (zibens veids) kilat panas weerlicht flatelyn błyskawica płaska relâmpago зарница plošný blesk pobliskavanje munja ytblixt[] แสงชนิดหนึ่ง yüzeysel şimşek 片狀閃電 зірниця, спалахи آسمانی بجلی جو پھیلی ہوئی نظر آئے sự chớp lóe ra như một mảng sáng rộng 片状闪电

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sheet → ملاءة prostěradlo ark Bettlaken σεντόνι sábana lakana drap plahta foglio シーツ 시트 vel ark prześcieradło lençol простыня lakan ผ้าปูที่นอน çarşaf tấm trải giường 被单