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English noun: sheet | |||
| 1. | sheet (object) any broad thin expanse or surface | ||
| Samples | A sheet of ice. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expanse | ||
| 2. | sheet (communication) paper used for writing or printing | ||
| Synonyms | piece of paper, sheet of paper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | paper | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | folio, foolscap, leaf, revenue stamp, signature, slip, slip of paper, stamp, style sheet, tear sheet, worksheet | ||
| 3. | sheet (artifact) bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs | ||
| Synonyms | bed sheet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bed linen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contour sheet, fitted sheet | ||
| 4. | sheet (shape) (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Cartesian plane, facet plane, midline, midplane, orbital plane, picture plane, tangent plane | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 5. | sheet (communication) newspaper with half-size pages | ||
| Synonyms | rag, tabloid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | newspaper, paper | ||
| 6. | sheet (artifact) a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width | ||
| Synonyms | flat solid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blackboard, blank, board, chalkboard, film, laminate, membrane, panel, photographic plate, plastic film, plate, plate, plate glass, sheet glass, sheet metal, stencil | ||
| 7. | sheet (artifact) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | futtock shroud | ||
| Part meronym | ship | ||
| Domain category | navigation, sailing, seafaring | ||
| 8. | sheet (artifact) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | ||
| Synonyms | canvas, canvass, sail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balloon sail, crossjack, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, main-topsail, mainsail, mizzen course, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail | ||
| Part holonym | reef | ||
| Part meronym | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
English verb: sheet | |||
| 1. | sheet (weather) come down as if in sheets | ||
| Samples | The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon. | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream | ||
| 2. | sheet (contact) cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping | ||
| Samples | Sheet the body. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
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