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sheet

/ʃiːt/
Meanings
  • noun

    A thin, flexible, and often large piece of material such as fabric, plastic, or paper.

    - "He slept under a sheet."
    - "The bed was covered with a fresh sheet."
    - "The sheet flew off in the wind."
  • noun

    A flat bottomed boat.

    - "He went fishing in a sheet."
    - "The sheet was propelled by the oars."
Pronunciation
  1. /ʃiːt/



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  2. /ʃit/



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Synonyms

blanket , coat , coating , layer , rope , page
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sheet
sheet , seat , treat , meet , feet , sleet , fleet , replete , complete , sweet , fleet , neat , meet , deceit , beat , greet , neat , replete , sleet , fleet , seat , sheet
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. sheet (en) : A thin, flexible, and often large piece of material such as fabric, plastic, or paper.

  2. sheet (en) : A flat bottomed boat.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. seat, seat, sheet, sheet, sit, set, seat, seat, seat

Variants
List of all variants of sheet that leads to same result
sheet , sheetlike , sheets , three sheets in the wind , three sheets to the wind , sheeted , sheeter , sheeters , sheeting , sheet home , sheeted home , sheeting home , sheets home , sheet anchor , sheet anchors , sheet bend , sheet bends , sheet cake , sheet cakes , sheet glass , sheet glasses , sheet lightning , sheet lightnings
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

sheets, sheeted, sheeting

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English scēat, from Proto-Germanic *skaito-; related to skaitan 'to split'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'sheet' comes from the Old English word 'scēat', which means 'split'.

  2. The largest sheet of ice ever recorded was in Antarctica, measuring over 11,000 square miles.

  3. The term 'sheet music' refers to music that is printed on paper, rather than recorded on a medium such as a CD or digital file.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. blanket: A large piece of fabric used as a cover for a bed or a person.

  2. paper: A thin material made from the pulp of trees, used for writing or printing.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'sheet' has been used metaphorically to refer to a large expanse or area, such as in the phrase 'a sheet of ice'. In art, 'sheet' can refer to a single piece of paper or canvas. In music, a 'sheet' is a term for sheet music.

How to Memorize "sheet"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a bed with a sheet covering it.
    - Visualize a large piece of fabric flapping in the wind.
    - Think of a flat bottomed boat moving through the water.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sheet' with a bed and the feeling of crawling under the covers.
    - Connect the word 'sheet' with the sound of fabric rustling in the wind.
    - Relate the word 'sheet' to the image of a flat bottomed boat sailing on the water.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym SHEET to remember the definition: 'S' for 'large piece of material', 'H' for 'fabric, plastic, or paper', 'E' for 'cover or protect', 'A' for 'flat bottomed boat'.
    - Create a mental image of a bed with a sheet, and remember the word 'sheet' is associated with that image.
    - Use the rhyme 'sheet, sheet, sleeps so neat' to help remember the definition.

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