Synonyms of sheet

Noun


1. sheet, expanse

usage: any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"

2. sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper, paper

usage: paper used for writing or printing

3. sheet, bed sheet, bed linen

usage: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

4. plane, sheet, shape, form

usage: (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"

5. tabloid, rag, sheet, newspaper, paper

usage: newspaper with half-size pages

6. sheet, flat solid, artifact, artefact

usage: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

7. sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, line

usage: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

8. sail, canvas, canvass, sheet, piece of cloth, piece of material

usage: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Verb


1. sheet, pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets

usage: come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

2. sheet, cover

usage: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"

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Definition and meaning of sheet (Dictionary)