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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for sheet

Noun

1. sheet, expanse
usage: any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"
2. sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper, paper
usage: used for writing or printing
3. sheet, bed sheet, bed linen
usage: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
4. plane, sheet, shape, form
usage: (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, paper
usage: newspaper with half-size pages
6. sheet, flat solid, artifact, artefact
usage: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
7. sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud, line
usage: (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, piece of cloth, piece of material
usage: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

Verb

1. sheet, pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets
usage: come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
2. sheet, cover
usage: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"
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