Definition of Sheet
Sheet
sheet
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a large piece of fabric that covers the mattress on a bed or is used beneath blankets on a bed;
e.g. He spread a fresh sheet on the bed and tucked its edges under the mattress.
(noun)
a piece of paper on which one may write or print things, typically rectangular in shape and of a standard size;
e.g. She tore a sheet of paper from the notebook and wrote her name at the top.
(noun)
information in the form of text, numbers, or other material, written or printed/published on a piece of paper;
e.g. I gave each student a sheet of books I expected them to read. The club publishes a news sheet every week.
(noun)
a flat and usually-broad surface, for example a piece of material such as glass or metal;
e.g. There is a sheet of rock under this soil, which prevents water from draining through it. We cut the decorations from a sheet of aluminum.
(noun)
a broad mass of moving water or flames;
e.g. A sheet of water poured down the window due to the heavy rain.
(verb)
broadly, to cover something with a broad, flat piece of some material;
e.g. She helped me sheet the bed and arrange the blankets and pillows.
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