Sheet - Definition

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