sheet

Meanings

• 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
• 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"

Synonyms

bed sheet, canvas, canvass, flat solid, mainsheet, piece of paper, plane, rag, sail, sheet of paper, shroud, tabloid, tack, weather sheet