sheet 1 (sh?t)n.1. A thin rectangular piece of fabric for a bed, often used in a pair with one sheet below and one sheet above a person.2. a. A broad, thin, usually rectangular mass or piece of material, such as paper, metal, glass, or plywood.b. A flat or very shallow, usually rectangular pan used for baking.3. A broad, flat, continuous surface or expanse: a sheet of ice.4. A moving expanse: a sheet of flames.5. A newspaper, especially a tabloid.6. Computers A single page of rows and columns constituting a subunit of a spreadsheet.7. Geology A broad, relatively thin deposit or layer of igneous or sedimentary rock.8. A large block of stamps printed by a single impression of a plate before the individual stamps have been separated.9. Mathematics A surface of revolution generated by revolving a hyperbola about one of its two symmetric axes.v. sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets v.tr.1. To cover with, wrap in, or provide with a sheet.2. To make into sheets.v.intr. To flow or fall in a sheet: rain sheeting against the windshield.adj. Being in the form of a sheet: sheet aluminum.[Middle English schete, cloth, from Old English sc?te; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]sheet 2 (sh?t) Nautical n.1. A rope or chain attached to one or both of the lower corners of a sail, serving to move or extend it.2. sheets The spaces at either end of an open boat in front of and behind the seats.intr.v. sheet·ed, sheet·ing, sheets To extend in a certain direction. Used of the sheets of a sail.Idiom: three sheets to/in the wind Informal Intoxicated; drunk.[Middle English shete, from Old English sc?at(line), sheet (line), from sc?ata, corner of a sail; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sheet (?i?t) n1. (Textiles) a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc, generally one of a pair used as inner bedclothes2. a. a thin piece of a substance such as paper, glass, or metal, usually rectangular in formb. (as modifier): sheet iron. 3. a broad continuous surface; expanse or stretch: a sheet of rain. 4. (Journalism & Publishing) a newspaper, esp a tabloid5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a piece of printed paper to be folded into a section for a book6. (Philately) a page of stamps, usually of one denomination and already perforated7. (Geological Science) any thin tabular mass of rock covering a large areavb8. (tr) to provide with, cover, or wrap in a sheet9. (Physical Geography) (intr) (of rain, snow, etc) to fall heavily[Old English sciete; related to sceat corner, lap, Old Norse skaut, Old High German sc?z lap]sheet (?i?t) n (Nautical Terms) nautical a line or rope for controlling the position of a sail relative to the wind[Old English sc?ata corner of a sail; related to Middle Low German sch?te rope attached to a sail; see sheet1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sheet1 (?it) n. 1. a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric used as an article of bedding, commonly in pairs, with one below and one above the sleeper. 2. a broad, relatively thin surface, layer, or covering: a sheet of ice. 3. a relatively thin, usu. rectangular piece of material, as glass, metal, or photographic film. 4. material, as metal or glass, in the form of broad, relatively thin pieces. 5. a rectangular piece of paper, esp. one on which to write. 6. a newspaper or periodical. 7. a large, rectangular piece of printing paper, esp. one for printing a complete signature. 8. a. the unseparated postage stamps on a single piece of paper containing a full impression of the printing plate or plates. b. pane (def. 4). 9. a sail, as on a ship or boat. 10. an extent, stretch, or expanse, as of fire or water: sheets of flame. 11. a thin, flat piece of metal or a very shallow pan on which to place food while baking. 12. a more or less horizontal mass of rock, esp. volcanic rock intruded between strata or poured out over a surface. v.t. 13. to furnish with sheets. 14. to wrap in a sheet. 15. to cover with a sheet or layer of something. [before 900; Old English sc?te (Anglian), sc?ete, c. Old Frisian sk?t, Old High German sc?z skirt, Old Norse skaut sheet, Gothic skaut hem] sheet?less, adj. sheet?like`, adj. sheet2 (?it) n. a rope or wire used to secure or adjust a ship’s sail. Idioms: three sheets in or to the wind, Slang. drunk. [1300?50; Middle English shete, shortening of Old English sc?atl?ne=sc?at(a) lower corner of a sail (see sheet1) + l?ne line1, rope] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.sheetmap – Comes from Latin mappa mundi, “sheet of the world” from mappa, “napkin, tablecloth.”ream – Used to be 480 sheets of paper and is now 500.bed clothes, night clothes – Bed clothes usually refers to blankets and sheets, while night clothes refers to pajamas and gowns.portfolio – Comes from Italian for “carry” and “sheets or leaves of paper.”Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.sheetPast participle: sheetedGerund: sheetingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativesheetsheetPresentI sheetyou sheethe/she/it sheetswe sheetyou sheetthey sheetPreteriteI sheetedyou sheetedhe/she/it sheetedwe sheetedyou sheetedthey sheetedPresent ContinuousI am sheetingyou are sheetinghe/she/it is sheetingwe are sheetingyou are sheetingthey are sheetingPresent PerfectI have sheetedyou have sheetedhe/she/it has sheetedwe have sheetedyou have sheetedthey have sheetedPast ContinuousI was sheetingyou were sheetinghe/she/it was sheetingwe were sheetingyou were sheetingthey were sheetingPast PerfectI had sheetedyou had sheetedhe/she/it had sheetedwe had sheetedyou had sheetedthey had sheetedFutureI will sheetyou will sheethe/she/it will sheetwe will sheetyou will sheetthey will sheetFuture PerfectI will have sheetedyou will have sheetedhe/she/it will have sheetedwe will have sheetedyou will have sheetedthey will have sheetedFuture ContinuousI will be sheetingyou will be sheetinghe/she/it will be sheetingwe will be sheetingyou will be sheetingthey will be sheetingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been sheetingyou have been sheetinghe/she/it has been sheetingwe have been sheetingyou have been sheetingthey have been sheetingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been sheetingyou will have been sheetinghe/she/it will have been sheetingwe will have been sheetingyou will have been sheetingthey will have been sheetingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been sheetingyou had been sheetinghe/she/it had been sheetingwe had been sheetingyou had been sheetingthey had been sheetingConditionalI would sheetyou would sheethe/she/it would sheetwe would sheetyou would sheetthey would sheetPast ConditionalI would have sheetedyou would have sheetedhe/she/it would have sheetedwe would have sheetedyou would have sheetedthey would have sheetedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011