SHEET as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth
    • used in pairs
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • used for writing or printing
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • newspaper with half-size pages
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • any broad thin expanse or surface
    Usage Example(s)
    • a sheet of ice
    Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane
    • any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane
    Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

SHEET as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
    Usage Example(s)
    • sheet the body
    Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come down as if in sheets
    Usage Example(s)
    • The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon
    Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower