sheet meaning and definition

SHEET noun

Definition of sheet (noun)

1. any broad thin expanse or surface
   • "a sheet of ice"
2. paper used for writing or printing
   • synonyms: piece of paper, sheet of paper
3. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
   • synonyms: bed sheet
4. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
   • "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"
   • synonyms: plane
5. newspaper with half-size pages
   • synonyms: rag, tabloid
6. a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
   • synonyms: flat solid
7. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
   • synonyms: mainsheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet
8. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
   • synonyms: canvas, canvass, sail

SHEET verb

Definition of sheet (verb)

1. come down as if in sheets
   • "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
2. cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
   • "sheet the body"