The meaning of Sheet

noun

A region or part of a town, a country, or the world.

Usage examples:

Rural areas of britain

noun

A part of the earth’s surface of land and water, or a particular part of a country, city, town, etc.

Usage examples:

An industrial/suburban/mountainous area, this area of the brain is called the cerebral cortex., his…

noun

A particular part of a place, piece of land, or country

Usage examples:

This is an area of the city where 48% of the properties are rental properties., our goal is to grow…

plural noun

Coverings for a bed, such as sheets and blankets.

Usage examples:

It had clean towels, clean bedclothes and, most importantly, a bath with limitless hot water.

plural noun

Bedding

noun

A large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth.

Usage examples:

I slept on the ground covered by my blanket

adjective

Covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive.

Usage examples:

A blanket ban on tobacco advertising

verb

Cover completely with a thick layer of something.

Usage examples:

The countryside was blanketed in snow

noun

An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.

Usage examples:

A winter coat

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

Any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth

Usage examples:

She put on her heavy winter coat., a raincoat, the dog’s coat is shiny and clean., there were about…

noun

A thin layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

A coating of paint

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

A coat

Usage examples:

Use a baking pan with a nonstick coating.

noun

A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Usage examples:

A vinyl floor covering

adjective

(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.

Usage examples:

We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A wide continuous area of something.

Usage examples:

The green expanse of the forest

noun

A very wide space or area

Usage examples:

The vast expanse of russia

noun

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

Usage examples:

He had already shot a whole roll of film

verb

Capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story, event, or book).

Usage examples:

She glowered at the television crew who were filming them

verb

To make pictures of something in making a movie, or to make a movie

Usage examples:

[ t ] her last movie was filmed in spain., a roll of film, i didn’t get my film developed yet., a f…

noun

An individual leaf of paper or parchment, either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume, which is numbered on the recto or front side only.

Usage examples:

‘restored and put under glass, the folios could be gingerly handled, and it was possible to photogr…

noun

A book made of paper of a large size, especially one of the earliest books printed in europe

noun

A thin layer, plate, or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material.

Usage examples:

The preservation of the delicate neural arch laminae in cervical and dorsal vertebrae further indic…

noun

A layer or thin sheet of tissue

noun

A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.

Usage examples:

Arrange a layer of aubergines in a dish

verb

Arrange in a layer or layers.

Usage examples:

In an ovenproof dish layer the potato and courgette slices

noun

A thin sheet of a substance on top of a surface, or a level of material that is different from the material on either side

Usage examples:

We put on two layers of paint., the road was built up with layers of crushed stone and asphalt., he…

noun

A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.

Usage examples:

Many of the trees had lost their leaves

verb

(of a plant, especially a deciduous one in spring) put out new leaves.

Usage examples:

Many plants need a period of dormancy before they leaf and flower

noun

Any of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch

Usage examples:

By early november it’s getting cold and the trees are starting to lose their leaves., some of the l…

noun

Cloth woven from flax.

Usage examples:

A linen suit

noun

Strong cloth that is woven from plant fibers

Usage examples:

[ u ] a linen jacket

noun

A thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism.

Usage examples:

The nucleus is a distinct region with a membrane around it

noun

A thin, soft layer of tissue that covers organs or connects parts of living things, or the outer covering of a cell

verb

Cover the surface of (something) with a coating.

Usage examples:

Their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold

noun

Something laid as a covering over something else.

Usage examples:

A durable, cost-effective floor overlay

verb

Past of overlie.

noun

One or both sides of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, newspaper, or other collection of bound sheets.

Usage examples:

A book of not less than 40 pages

verb

Look through the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.).

Usage examples:

She was paging through a pile of sunday newspapers

verb

Summon (someone) over a public address system, so as to pass on a message.

Usage examples:

No need to interrupt the background music just to page the concierge

noun

A single sheet of glass in a window or door.

Usage examples:

Doors with glass panes require a double-cylinder deadbolt to prevent someone from breaking the glas…

noun

A flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling.

Usage examples:

A layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall

verb

Cover (a wall or other surface) with panels.

Usage examples:

We panelled the wall around the window

noun

A flat section in the shape of a rectangle that is part of or fits into something larger

Usage examples:

We sanded down the insides of the door panels., the car’s instrument panel has buttons that give of…

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.

Usage examples:

He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

verb

Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Usage examples:

The nickel is plated on the alloy or steel by using heat and chemistry.

noun

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…

noun

A large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape.

Usage examples:

Paving slabs

verb

Remove slabs from (a log or tree) to prepare it for sawing into planks.

Usage examples:

He slabbed the log on the two other remaining sides to make a rectangular timber

noun

A layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.

Usage examples:

A stratum of flint

noun

A single layer of something

Usage examples:

The upper strata of society, engineers could inject seawater into sandy strata beneath the city.

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

verb

To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

noun

A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material.

Usage examples:

A fine-grained veneer

verb

Cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood.

Usage examples:

Factories employed cabinetmakers to veneer looking glasses

noun

A thin layer of decorative wood or other material used to cover a cheaper or less attractive material

Usage examples:

[ c ] it’s a pine table with a mahogany veneer., [ u ] his ethics are pure veneer.