Meaning of sheet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
2. Euphemistic form of shit.
   euphemistic, form-of, slang, uncountable
3. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England, previously in Petersfield parish (OS grid ref SU7524).
4. 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.
5. A small village in Ludford parish, next to Ludlow, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5374).
6. A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
7. A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
8. A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
9. An expanse of something.
10. A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
11. A sail.
    nonstandard
12. The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
13. A layer of veneer.
    nonstandard
14. Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
    figuratively
15. An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
16. The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
17. A distinct level or stage within a game.
    dated

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Examples

“Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.”

“He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners.”

“If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me / In one of those same sheets.”

“A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.”

“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.”

“The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.”

“A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.”

“Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!”

“[…] heavy sheets of rain with heavy gusts at N.E.; […]”

“... sheets of fire could be seen. The air became intensely hot and they knew that the forest-fire was upon them.”

“... sheets of light which appear to be formed by a source at one location for horizontal sheets and another location for vertical sheets . This is the direct result of the relative displacement of the two scanners along the optical axis[…]”

“Heavy sheets of rain dwindled to a slow, quiet drizzle as she pulled the car toward the front door of her store. By the time she stepped out of the car, the drizzle had turned into a scattering of flurries that wafted lazily in the air[…]”

“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.”

“Their folded Sheets dismiss the useless Air”

“fore sheets; stern sheets”

“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.”

“If you land safely you will gain 30 extra points and move to the next sheet.”

“What distinguishes Eskimo Eddie from the others is that it has two totally different sheets in the game. […] In the first sheet, Frogger style, you have to rescue Percy penguin from Growler the bear.”

“This sheet is disgusting!”

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