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sheet¹
- /ʃiːt/ UK
- /ʃit/ US
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
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”), Danish skød (“lap, skirt”), Icelandic skaut (“the corner of a cloth, a line from the foot of a sail, the skirt or sleeve of a garment, a hood”), Norwegian skaut (“headdress”), Swedish sköt (“sheet”).
noun sheets
- Bedsheet; a thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
- 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 papier-mâché, 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 sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
- (originally referring to a printed document) A summary or record of key information, especially an official one; the information contained in such a document. rap sheet, style sheet, material safety datasheet, balance sheet
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking. Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material. The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface. Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!
- (Usually used in the plural) An expanse or intense wave of something fluid (such as fire or precipitation), conceptualized as hanging, suspended, falling, or moving in a particular direction. ... sheets of fire could be seen. The air became intensely hot and they knew that the forest-fire was upon them.
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A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
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.
Similar: rope
- A sail. Their folded Sheets dismiss the useless Air
- The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- A layer of veneer.
- 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. fore sheets; stern sheets
- A distinct level or stage within a game. The gecko moves from left to right and you must catch him when he calls. […] On the second sheet you must stand under the Gecko in the tree and jump, and on the third sheet you must catch the Gecko's friend.
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verb sheets · sheeting · sheeted
- To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material. Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.
- To form into sheets.
- To pour heavily. We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.
- To trim a sail using a sheet.
sheet²
- /ʃiːt/ UK
- /ʃit/ US
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
A minced oath of shit.
noun
- Euphemistic form of shit This sheet is disgusting!
Sheet³
Where it comes from
From Old English sceat (“corner”).
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England, previously in Petersfield parish (OS grid ref SU7524).
- A small village in Ludford parish, next to Ludlow, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5374).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bed sheet, shroud, tack, canvas, plane, sail, mainsheet, canvass, rag, tabloid, flat solid, weather sheet, blanket, tarpaulin, list, curtain
noun
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Translations
Every language
noun sheet of paper
| Español | hoja, folio, pliego, foja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장 jang, 시트 siteu |
| 日本語 | 枚 mai, シート shīto |
| 中文 | 篇 piān, 張 /张 zhāng |
| हिन्दी | पत्र patra, चद्दर caddar |
| Português | folha |
| Français | feuille |
| Deutsch | Blatt, Bogen |
| Italiano | foglio |
| Ελληνικά | φύλλο fýllo |
| Română | foaie |
| Русский | лист list, листо́к listók |
| Tiếng Việt | tờ |
| العربية | وَرَقَة waraqa, وَرَق waraq |
| עברית | דַּף daf, גִּלָּיוֹן gillayón |
noun rope to adjust a sail
| Español | escota |
|---|---|
| Português | escota |
| Français | écoute |
| Deutsch | Schot |
| Italiano | scotta |
| Русский | шкот škot |
| עברית | מֵיתָר meytar, מֵיתַר קֶֶרֶן meytar keren |
noun flat metal pan for baking
| Français | plaque |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Blech |
| Italiano | teglia da forno |
| Ελληνικά | λαμαρίνα lamarína |
| Русский | про́тивень prótivenʹ |
noun thin, flat layer of solid material
| Español | lámina, mica |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पत्ती pattī |
| Português | lâmina |
| Français | feuille |
| Deutsch | Blatt, Platte, Lage |
| Italiano | foglio, lamiera, lastra |
| Ελληνικά | φύλλο fýllo |
| Русский | лист list |
noun expanse of material on a surface
| Español | capa |
|---|---|
| Português | capa |
| Deutsch | Schicht |
| Ελληνικά | επίστρωμα epístroma, στρώμα stróma |
| Русский | лист list, слой sloj, пласт plast |
noun layer of veneer
| Русский | фане́ра fanéra |
|---|
noun nautical: space where there are no rowers
| Français | écoute |
|---|
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