Definition of SHEET

sheet

Plural: sheets

Noun

  • any broad thin expanse or surface
    • "a sheet of ice"
  • paper used for writing or printing
  • bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
  • (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  • newspaper with half-size pages
  • a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
  • (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  • A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
  • A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
  • A thin, flat layer of solid material.
  • A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
  • A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
  • A sail.
  • The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
  • A layer of veneer.
  • Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
  • An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
  • The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
  • A distinct level or stage within a game.
  • Euphemistic form of shit.

Verb

Verb Forms: sheeted, sheeting, sheets

  • To cover or provide with a thin, flat piece of material.
  • come down as if in sheets
    • "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
  • cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
    • "sheet the body"
  • To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
  • To form into sheets.
  • Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
  • To trim a sail using a sheet.

Examples

  • A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
  • A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.
  • fore sheets; stern sheets
  • He wanted to SHEET the entire Words With Friends board with his new seven-letter word.
  • Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!
  • Paper is designated “20 pound” if a stack (ream) of 500 sheets 22 inches by 17 inches weighs 20 pounds.
  • Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
  • Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.
  • The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
  • This sheet is disgusting!
  • 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.
  • Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
  • We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schete; partly from Old English sċīete (“a sheet, a piece of linen cloth”); partly from Old English sċēata (“a corner, angle; the lower corner of a sail, sheet”); and Old English sċēat (“a corner, angle”); all from Proto-Germanic *skautijǭ, *skautaz (“corner, wedge, lap”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to throw, shoot, pursue, rush”).
Cognate with North Frisian skut (“the fold of a garment, lap, coattail”), West Frisian skoat (“sheet; sail; lap”), Dutch schoot (“the fold of a garment, lap, sheet”), German Low German Schote (“a line from the foot of a sail”), German Schoß (“the fold of a garment, lap”), Swedish sköt (“sheet”), Icelandic skaut (“the corner of a cloth, a line from the foot of a sail, the skirt or sleeve of a garment, a hood”).

Synonyms

bed sheet, canvas, canvass, flat solid, mainsheet, piece of paper, plane, rag, sail, sheet of paper, shroud, tabloid, tack, weather sheet, blanket, coat, coating, layer, page, rope

Scrabble Score: 8

sheet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sheet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sheet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

sheet: valid Words With Friends Word