n.

1. A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding.
2. 1. A broad, thin, usually rectangular mass or piece of material, such as paper, metal, glass, or plywood.
   2. A flat or very shallow, usually rectangular pan used for baking.
3. A broad, flat, continuous surface or expanse: a sheet of ice.
4. A moving expanse: a sheet of flames.
5. A newspaper, especially a tabloid.
6. Geology. A broad, relatively thin deposit or layer of igneous or sedimentary rock.
7. A large block of stamps printed by a single impression of a plate before the individual stamps have been separated.
8. Mathematics. A surface of revolution generated by revolving a hyperbola about one of its two symmetric axes.

v., sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets.

v.tr.

1. To cover with, wrap in, or provide with a sheet.
2. To make into sheets.

v.intr.

To flow or fall in a sheet: rain sheeting against the windshield.

adj.

Being in the form of a sheet: sheet aluminum.

[Middle English schete, cloth, from Old English scēte.]

sheet² (shēt) Nautical.
n.

1. A rope or chain attached to one or both of the lower corners of a sail, serving to move or extend it.
2. sheets The spaces at either end of an open boat in front of and behind the seats.

intr.v., sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets.

To extend in a certain direction. Used of the sheets of a sail.

idiom:

three sheets to (or in) the wind Informal.

1. Intoxicated; drunk.

[Middle English shete, from Old English scēat(line), sheet (line), from scēata, corner of a sail.]

Piece of paper to be printed.

n. 1. a rope attached to the lower corner of a sail for securing or extending the sail or for altering its direction.

2. (sheets) the space at the bow or stern of an open boat.

v.

1. (sheet something in/out) make a sail more or less taut.

2. (sheet something home) extend a sail by tightening the sheets so that the sail is set as flat as possible.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. See sheet metal.
2. A flat section of a thermoplastic resin, 10 mils or greater in thickness, having its length considerably greater than its width.

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See sill.

IN BRIEF: Bed linen. Also: A piece of paper.

Sheet by sheet, the mother taught her son how to make his bed.

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Common misspelling(s) of sheet

• sheat

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lagen
v. tr. - tildække
v. intr. - falde i kaskader

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    hvid som et lagen
• fitted sheet    lagen med elastikkant der sidder stramt om madrassen
• sheet feeder    arkføder
• sheet lightning    fladelyn
• sheet music    noder
• start with a clean sheet    starte på en frisk
• steel sheet    tynd stålplade
• time sheet    arbejdsseddel, timeseddel

2.
n. - skøde
v. tr. - holde for

Nederlands (Dutch)
blad, vel, laken, dunne laag, oppervlak met een schone lei beginnen

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén, Imprim) feuille, drap, linceul, (Journ) périodique, bulletin, feuille, bâche, plaque, vitre, couche (de neige), nappe (de brouillard), (Naut) écoute, (US, Jur) casier
v. tr. - envelopper d'un drap, recouvrir (qch) d'une housse, recouvrir (qch) d'une bâche, bâcher (un cargo)
v. intr. - pleuvoir à torrents

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    (être) blanc comme un linge
• fitted sheet    drap-housse
• sheet feeder    dispositif d'alimentation feuille à feuille
• sheet lightning    éclairs de chaleur
• sheet music    partitions
• start with a clean sheet    faire table rase, (Sport) avoir un palmarès vierge
• steel sheet    (Aut, Minér) tôle
• time sheet    feuille de présence

2.
n. - (Naut) corde attachée (à l'angle d'une voile)
v. tr. - (Naut) tendre une voile

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Blatt, Bogen, Platte, Blech, Bettuch, Laken
v. - bedecken

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    leichenblaß
• fitted sheet    Spannlaken
• sheet feeder    Attachment, Einzelblattzuführung
• sheet lightning    Flächenblitz
• sheet music    Notenblätter
• start with a clean sheet    einen neuen Anfang machen
• steel sheet    Stahlblech
• time sheet    Stundenzettel

2.
n. - Platte, (mar.) Schot
v. - anholen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεντόνι, στρώμα, φύλλο (έντυπου, υλικού κ.λπ.), κόλλα χαρτιού, έλασμα, (υποτιμ.) φυλλάδα, (ναυτ.) σκότα
v. - καλύπτω με οθόνη ή προπέτασμα

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    κάτωχρος
• fitted sheet    εφαρμοστό σεντόνι
• sheet feeder    (Η/Υ) τροφοδότης φύλλων
• sheet lightning    διάχυτες αστραπές
• sheet music    παρτιτούρα
• start with a clean sheet    αρχίζω με λευκό μητρώο
• steel sheet    χάλυβας σε φύλλα
• time sheet    φύλλο (ωρών) απασχόλησης

Italiano (Italian)
foglio, lenzuolo, giornale

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    bianco come un lenzuolo
• fitted sheet    lenzuolo ad angoli
• sheet lightning    lampeggio
• sheet music    partitura
• start with a clean sheet    fare tabula rasa
• steel sheet    foglio di lamiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lençol (m), folha (f), lâmina (f)
v. - cobrir com lençol, revestir, forrar

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    branco como um lençol
• fitted sheet    lençol de baixo com elástico
• sheet lightning    relâmpago que cobre grande área do céu
• sheet music    partituras soltas
• start with a clean sheet    quando ofensas/defeitos anteriores foram apagados dos registros
• steel sheet    aço laminado
• time sheet    a faixa do tempo

Русский (Russian)
простыня, чехол, саван, парус, лист бумаги, противень, лист картона, страница, пелена, обширная поверхность, газета, ведомость, покрывать, завертывать, литься сплошным потоком

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    бледный, как полотно
• fitted sheet    простыня с углами, подогнанными к углами матраса
• sheet lightning    рассеянная вспышка молнии, зарница
• sheet music    партитура
• start with a clean sheet    начать новую жизнь
• steel sheet    стальная прокладка
• time sheet    расписание, рабочий листок

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - hoja, pliego, sábana, película
v. tr. - ensabanar, amortajar
v. intr. - fluir, caer en grandes cantidades

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    blanco como la nieve, lívido
• fitted sheet    sábana ajustable, sábana funda
• sheet feeder    (informática) aparato que alimenta la impresora con papel, una hoja a la vez
• sheet lightning    relámpago difuso, fucilazo
• sheet music    música en hojas de partitura
• start with a clean sheet    empezar desde cero, hacer borrón y cuenta nueva
• steel sheet    chapa fina de acero
• time sheet    hoja de asistencia

2.
n. - escota
v. tr. - asegurar con escotas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lakan, tunn plåt, platta, tunn skiva, ark, blad, tidning, vidsträckt yta, vidd, flak, lager, täcke, skot
v. - svepa in i lakan, skota, täcka med, ösa ner

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 床单, 帆, 一张, 薄片, 薄板, 折帖, 给...铺上被单, 覆盖, 用裹尸布包裹, 使成大片, 滂沱般落下, 成片展开, 成片流动, 片状的, 成薄片的

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    苍白如纸
• fitted sheet    尺寸合适的床单
• sheet feeder    供纸馈入器
• sheet lightning    片状闪电
• sheet music    活页乐谱
• start with a clean sheet    改变生活方式, 改头换面, 重新做人
• steel sheet    钢板
• time sheet    工作时间记录卡

2. 帆脚索

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 帆腳索

2.
n. - 床單, 帆, 一張, 薄片, 薄板, 折帖
v. tr. - 給...鋪上被單, 覆蓋, 用裹屍布包裹, 使成大片
v. intr. - 滂沱般落下, 成片展開, 成片流動
adj. - 片狀的, 成薄片的

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    蒼白如紙
• fitted sheet    尺寸合適的床單
• sheet feeder    供紙饋入器
• sheet lightning    片狀閃電
• sheet music    活頁樂譜
• start with a clean sheet    改變生活方式, 改頭換面, 重新做人
• steel sheet    鋼板
• time sheet    工作時間記錄卡

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 시트, 플레이트 보다 얇은 유리, 한 장의 종이
v. tr. - (잠자리 따위에) 시트를 깔다, ~을 얇은 면으로 덮다, ~에게 수의를 입히다
v. intr. - (비가) 몹시 내리다

idioms:

• as white as a sheet    새파랗게 질린 얼굴로, 백지장같이 되어

2.
n. - 아딧줄, (보트의 이물의) 공간, 범각삭
v. tr. - 아딧줄을 활짝 펴다, ~에 대해 책임을 지우다, (필요성 등을) 통감케 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シーツ, 敷布, 一枚, 薄板, 一面の広がり, 一面の…, 紙, シート, 帆脚綱
v. - シーツをかける, 一面に覆い尽くす

idioms:

• sheet lightning    幕電光
• sheet metal    板金
• sheet music    シートミュージック

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شراع, ألملاءة أو ما يفرش على ألسرير (فعل) يغطي, يزود بملاءة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סדין, גיליון, לוח, שכבה, ריקוע-מתכת, איזור נרחב של מים, קרח, גשם, להבות וכו', עיתון, עיתון צהוב‬
v. tr. - ‮כיסה בסדינים‬
v. intr. - ‮ירד בשפע (גשם)‬
n. - ‮חבל מפרש‬
v. tr. - ‮מתח את המפרש (פחות או יותר)‬

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