sheet

sheet: noun

1 large piece of fabric used on a bed

ADJECTIVE

▪ clean, crisp, fresh

▪ a pile of clean sheets

▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE)

▪ She had slept in her bed—the sheets were crumpled.

▪ white

▪ cool

▪ soft

▪ cotton, linen, rubber, satin, silk

▪ bed

▪ double, single

▪ fitted

▪ bottom, top

VERB + SHEET

▪ change, fold, put on, tuck in

▪ She changed the sheets on all the beds.

▪ Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?

▪ climb between, climb under

▪ slide between, slide under, slip between, slip under

▪ I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.

▪ cover sb/sth with, wrap sb/sth in

▪ The police had covered the body with a sheet.

▪ wrap

▪ I simply wrapped the sheet around her.

▪ pull back, pull over, pull up

▪ I pulled the sheet up over my nose.

▪ throw, throw back

▪ I threw a sheet over the sofa.

▪ He threw back the sheets and rolled out of bed.

SHEET + VERB

▪ cover

▪ hang

▪ sheets hung on a line

PREPOSITION

▪ beneath a/the sheet, under a/the sheet

▪ between the sheets

▪ She lay between the cool sheets.

PHRASES

▪ sheets and blankets

▪ be white as a sheet (= look very pale)

2 piece of paper

ADJECTIVE

▪ blank, clean

▪ He grabbed a blank sheet of paper and began to write.

▪ A3, A4, etc. (not in the US)

▪ large

▪ printed

▪ The advertisement was a single printed sheet.

▪ loose, separate, single

▪ folded

▪ cover

▪ a fax cover sheet

▪ answer, data, fact, information, instruction (esp. AmE), record, score (BrE), sign-up (AmE), spec, stat (= statistics) (AmE), time

▪ I sent for the free fact sheet on the disease.

▪ They all wrote their names on a sign-up sheet.

▪ balance (= record of company's finances)

▪ charge (BrE), rap (informal, esp. AmE)

▪ news (usually news-sheet), scandal

▪ cheat (esp. AmE), crib

▪ I need cheat sheets to help me cram for my exam.

VERB + SHEET

▪ take, use

▪ Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.

▪ rip, tear

▪ She tore a sheet out of her notebook.

SHEET + NOUN

▪ music

PREPOSITION

▪ sheet of

▪ a sheet of blotting paper

PHRASES

▪ a sheet of paper

3 flat thin piece of any material

ADJECTIVE

▪ flat, large

▪ thick, thin

▪ baking (BrE), cookie (AmE)

▪ dust (BrE)

▪ The furniture was covered in dust sheets.

▪ canvas, plastic, polythene

▪ ice

▪ the Antarctic ice sheet

SHEET + NOUN

▪ metal, steel, vinyl

▪ sheet-metal workers

▪ rock (AmE)

▪ A wall of sheet rock was placed down the middle.

▪ lightning

▪ The sky was lit up by great flashes of sheet lightning.

PREPOSITION

▪ sheet of

▪ a sheet of glass/plastic/metal

▪ Sheets of flame shot into the air. (figurative)

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Sheet — Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sheet — Sheet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheeting}.] 1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. The sheeted dead. When snow the pasture sheets. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To expand, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — sheet1 [shēt] n. [ME schete < OE sceat, piece of cloth, lappet, region, akin to Ger schoss, lap, ON skaut, lappet: for prob. IE base see SHOOT] 1. a large, rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc., used on a bed, usually in pairs, one under… … English World dictionary
sheet — [ ʃit ] noun count *** ▸ 1 cloth on bed ▸ 2 piece of something flat ▸ 3 wide area ▸ 4 looking like moving wall ▸ 5 rope on boat with sail ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a large piece of thin cloth that you put on your bed and use for lying on or covering your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sheet — may refer to:* Sheet, a villiage in Hampshire * Bed sheet, a piece of cloth used to cover a mattress * Sheet (sailing), a rope, cable or chain used to control a sail * The playing surface in the sport of curling * A piece of paper * A level or… … Wikipedia
sheet — ‘cloth’ [OE] and sheet ‘rope attached to a sail’ [OE] are distinct words, although they have a common ancestor. This was the Germanic base *skaut , *skut ‘project’, which also produced English scot free, scuttle ‘sink a ship’, shoot, shot, shout … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sheet — Ⅰ. sheet [1] ► NOUN 1) a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress or as a layer beneath blankets. 2) a broad flat piece of metal or glass. 3) a rectangular piece of paper. 4) an extensive layer or… … English terms dictionary
sheet — ‘cloth’ [OE] and sheet ‘rope attached to a sail’ [OE] are distinct words, although they have a common ancestor. This was the Germanic base *skaut , *skut ‘project’, which also produced English scot free, scuttle ‘sink a ship’, shoot, shot, shout … Word origins
sheet — shēt n 1) a broad piece of cloth esp an oblong of usu. cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding 2) a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth <a sheet of connective tissue> * * * (shēt) 1. a… … Medical dictionary
sheet — A complete, unseparated group of postage stamps as printed on a press. The sheet is usually perforated and cut into four or more panes for eventual sale … Glossary of postal terms

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