| NOUN | object | sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing | |
| artifact | sheet, bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth | |
| shape | sheet, plane | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape | |
| communication | sheet, tabloid, rag | newspaper with half-size pages | |
| artifact | sheet, flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width | |
| artifact | sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | |
| artifact | sheet, sail, canvas, canvass | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | |
| VERB | weather | sheet | come down as if in sheets |
| contact | sheet | cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping / wrapping |
| Sounds | shiy't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt... | |
| Meaning | Any broad thin expanse or surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a sheet of ice" | |
| Broader | expanse | A wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky |
| Meaning | Paper used for writing or printing. | |
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| Synonyms | piece of paper, sheet of paper | |
| Narrower | foolscap | A size of paper used especially in Britain |
| leaf, folio | A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript / manuscript or book) | |
| revenue stamp, stamp | A small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid | |
| signature | A sheet with several pages printed on it | |
| slip, slip of paper | A small sheet of paper | |
| style sheet | A sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text / text for publication | |
| tear sheet | A sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication | |
| worksheet | A sheet of paper with multiple columns | |
| Broader | paper | A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
| Spanish | cuartilla, folio, hoja de papel, hoja, papel, pliego | |
| Catalan | foli, full, paper, plec, quartilla | |
| Meaning | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bed sheet | |
| Narrower | fitted sheet, contour sheet | A sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
| Broader | bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) |
| Spanish | sábana | |
| Catalan | llençol | |
| Verbs | sheet | cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping / wrapping |
| Meaning | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | plane | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Narrower | Cartesian plane | A plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates |
| facet plane | The plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube) | |
| midplane, midline | The median plane of the body (or some part of the body) | |
| orbital plane | (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting | |
| picture plane | The plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting | |
| tangent plane | The plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface | |
| Broader | shape, form | The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance |
| Spanish | plano | |
| Catalan | pla | |
| Meaning | newspaper with half-size pages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tabloid, rag | |
| Broader | newspaper, paper | A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets |
| Spanish | periódico sensacionalista, tableta, tabloide | |
| Meaning | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud | |
| Category | seafaring, navigation, sailing | The work of a sailor / sailor |
| Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Narrower | futtock shroud | shroud that is part of a ship's rigging |
| Broader | line | Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible |
| Spanish | obenque | |
| Meaning | A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. | |
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| Synonyms | sail, canvas, canvass | |
| Part of | sailing vessel, sailing ship | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
| Parts | reef | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind |
| Narrower | balloon sail | Any light loose sail |
| crossjack, mizzen course | The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast | |
| fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | |
| foresail | The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel | |
| headsail | Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | |
| main-topsail | A topsail set on the mainmast | |
| mainsail | The lowermost sail on the mainmast | |
| press of sail, press of canvas | The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely | |
| royal | A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast | |
| save-all | A sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger / larger sail | |
| skysail | The sail above the royal on a square-rigger | |
| square sail | A four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast | |
| topgallant, topgallant sail | A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast | |
| topsail | A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast | |
| Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
| Spanish | lona, tela, vela | |
| Catalan | tela, vela de vaixell, vela | |
| Meaning | come down as if in sheets. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Example | "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" | |
| Broader | pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets | rain heavily |
| Meaning | Cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping / wrapping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "sheet the body" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Nouns | sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth |
| sheeting | fabric from which bed sheets are made | |
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