Sheet (Noun)

Meaning 1

Any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Examples

  • The hotel was covered in a sheet of sparkling snow that made it look like a fairy tale castle.
  • A sheet of sunlight slipped through the blinds and illuminated her face as she slept.
  • The river was topped with a sheet of ice that sparkled like diamonds in the morning sun.
  • The valley below was covered in a sheet of fog that obscured our view of the village.
  • A sheet of metal was torn loose from the roof during the storm, exposing the rafters.

Meaning 2

Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Bed Sheet

Hyponyms

  • Contour Sheet

Related Words

  • Sheet (verb)

Meaning 3

(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".

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

  • Plane

Hypernyms

  • Shape

Hyponyms

  • Tangent Plane
  • Picture Plane
  • Orbital Plane
  • Facet Plane
  • Cartesian Plane
  • Midplane

Meaning 4

A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Sail
  • Canvass
  • Canvas

Hypernyms

  • Piece Of Cloth
  • Piece Of Material

Hyponyms

  • Royal
  • Fore-and-aft Sail
  • Balloon Sail
  • Mizzen Course
  • Topsail
  • Main-topsail
  • Headsail
  • Press Of Canvas
  • Square Sail
  • Crossjack
  • Foresail
  • Topgallant
  • Mainsail
  • Skysail
  • Press Of Sail
  • Save-all
  • Topgallant Sail

Meaning 5

Paper used for writing or printing.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Sheet Of Paper
  • Piece Of Paper

Hyponyms

  • Folio
  • Slip Of Paper
  • Stamp

Meaning 6

Newspaper with half-size pages.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Tabloid
  • Rag

Hypernyms

  • Newspaper
  • Paper

Meaning 7

A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Flat Solid

Hypernyms

  • Artefact

Hyponyms

  • Photographic Plate
  • Sheet Glass
  • Chalkboard
  • Plastic Film

Meaning 8

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

  • Mainsheet
  • Shroud
  • Weather Sheet
  • Tack
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