what does sheet mean?
SHEET as NOUN
- Meaning
- a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth
- used in pairs
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- used for writing or printing
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- newspaper with half-size pages
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- any broad thin expanse or surface
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
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- 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
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SHEET as VERB
- Meaning
- cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
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Hypernyms(s) sheet is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- come down as if in sheets
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- 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
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