First Known Use: before 12th century
Dictionary
1sheet
noun \ˈshēt\
Definition of SHEET
2
a (1) : a usually rectangular piece of paper; especially : one manufactured for printing (2) : a rectangular piece of heavy paper with a plant specimen mounted on it <an herbarium of 100,000 sheets> b : a printed signature for a book especially before it has been folded, cut, or bound —usually used in plural c : a newspaper, periodical, or occasional publication <a gossip sheet> d : the unseparated postage stamps printed by one impression of a plate on a single piece of paper; also : a pane of stamps
3
: a broad stretch or surface of something <a sheet of ice>
4
: a suspended or moving expanse (as of fire or rain)
5
a : a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth b : a flat baking pan of tinned metal <a cookie sheet>
6
: a surface or part of a surface in which it is possible to pass from any one point of it to any other without leaving the surface <a hyperboloid of two sheets>
— sheet·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of SHEET
Middle English shete, from Old English scēte, scīete; akin to Old English scēat edge, Old High German scōz flap, skirt
2sheet
adjective
Definition of SHEET
1
: rolled or spread out in a sheet
2
: of, relating to, or concerned with the making of sheet metal
First Known Use of SHEET
1582
3sheet
verb
Definition of SHEET
transitive verb1
: to cover with a sheet <floors sheeted with dust>
2
: to furnish with sheets
3
: to form into sheets
intransitive verb
: to fall, spread, or flow in a sheet <the rain sheeted against the windows>
— sheet·er noun
First Known Use of SHEET
1606
4sheet
noun
Definition of SHEET
1
: a rope or chain that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
2
plural : the spaces at either end of an open boat not occupied by thwarts : foresheets and stern sheets together
— three sheets in the wind or three sheets to the wind
: drunk 1a
Origin of SHEET
Middle English shete, from Old English scēata lower corner of a sail; akin to Old English scȳte sheet
First Known Use: 13th century
5sheet
transitive verb
Definition of SHEET
: to move or set (a sail) by manipulation of a sheet
— sheet home
1
: to extend (a sail) and set as flat as possible by hauling upon the sheets
2
: to fix the responsibility for : bring home to one
First Known Use of SHEET
1925
SHEET Defined for Kids
1sheet
noun \ˈshēt\
Definition of SHEET for Kids
1
: a large piece of cloth used to cover something and especially to cover a bed
2
: a usually rectangular piece of paper
3
: a broad continuous surface <a sheet of ice>
4
: something that is very thin as compared with its length and width <a sheet of iron>
2sheet
noun
Definition of SHEET for Kids
: a rope or chain used to adjust the angle at which the sail of a boat is set to catch the wind
Medical Dictionary
sheet
noun \ˈshēt\
Medical Definition of SHEET
1
: a broad piece of cloth; especially : an oblong of usually cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding
2
: a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth <a sheet of connective tissue>
Learn More About SHEET
Browse
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up sheet? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).