1. (

• sheet

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

2. (

• sheet ,
• piece_of_paper ,
• sheet_of_paper

) paper used for writing or printing ;

3. (

• sheet ,
• bed_sheet

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

4. (

• plane ,
• sheet

) (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 with half-size pages ;

6. (

• sheet ,
• flat_solid

) a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width ;

7. (

• sheet ,
• tack ,
• mainsheet ,
• weather_sheet ,
• shroud ,

) (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 ,

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

1. (

• sheet

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

2. (

• sheet

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