Sekirov Dictionary

sheet

/ʃiːt/

noun 15
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 7

noun15

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a whole piece of paper cut to a regular shape, ready to write, draw or print on
- A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
- Paper is designated “20 pound” if a stack (ream) of 500 sheets 22 inches by 17 inches weighs 20 pounds.
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A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
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A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
- The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
- A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.
A layer of veneer.
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A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
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A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
- Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!
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An expanse of something.
- […] heavy sheets of rain with heavy gusts at N.E.; […] — 1855
The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
(figurative) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
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A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- To be "three sheets to the wind" is to say that a four-cornered sail is tethered only by one sheet and thus the sail is useless.
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(slang, euphemistic) Euphemistic form of shit.
- This sheet is disgusting!
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(nonstandard) A sail.
- Their folded Sheets dismiss the useless Air — 1667
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The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
- fore sheets; stern sheets
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(old-fashioned) A distinct level or stage within a game.
- If you land safely you will gain 30 extra points and move to the next sheet. — 1984

verb4

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To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
- Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.
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To pour heavily.
- We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.
To form into sheets.
To trim a sail using a sheet.

forms

sheeted · sheeting · sheets

Phrases with sheet

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