sheet

Noun

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

• newspaper with half-size pages

• (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
    

• bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

• paper used for writing or printing

• any broad thin expanse or surface
  • a sheet of ice
    

Verb

• cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
  • sheet the body
    

• come down as if in sheets
  • The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sail , canvas , canvass , tack , mainsheet , weather sheet , shroud , flat solid , tabloid , rag , plane , bed sheet , piece of paper , sheet of paper