SHEET

Sheet

In sailing, a sheet is a line used to control the movable corner of a sail.

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sheet

Noun

  1. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  2. A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
  3. A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
  4. A thin, flat layer of solid material.
  5. A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
  6. A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
  7. A sail.
  8. The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
  9. A layer of veneer.
  10. Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
  11. An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
  12. The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
    fore sheets; stern sheets

Verb

  1. To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material
    Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.
  2. Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.
    We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.
  3. To trim a sail using a sheet.


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