SHEET

(noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
synonyms : canvas , canvass , sail
The people in the ship were worried that the canvas would be torn by the heavy wind. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(noun) bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
synonyms : bed sheet
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
synonyms : mainsheet , shroud , tack , weather sheet
(noun) a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
synonyms : flat solid
(noun) paper used for writing or printing
synonyms : piece of paper , sheet of paper
(noun) newspaper with half-size pages
synonyms : rag , tabloid
(noun) any broad thin expanse or surface
"a sheet of ice"
(noun) (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"
synonyms : plane
(verb) cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
"sheet the body"
(verb) come down as if in sheets
"The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

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