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sheet in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
    sheet  bed sheet 
  2. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
    sail  canvas  canvass  sheet 
  3. a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
    sheet  flat solid 
  4. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    sheet  tack  mainsheet  weather sheet  shroud 
  5. paper used for writing or printing
    sheet  piece of paper  sheet of paper 
  6. (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  sheet 
  7. newspaper with half-size pages
    tabloid  rag  sheet 
  8. any broad thin expanse or surface
    "a sheet of ice"
    sheet 
verb
  1. cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
    "sheet the body"
    sheet 
  2. come down as if in sheets
    "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
    sheet 
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