sheetes

/SH IY1 T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

  2. 2

    A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

  3. 3

    A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.

  4. 4

    A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.

  5. 5

    A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.

  6. 6

    An expanse of something.

  7. 7

    (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.

  8. 8

    (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.

  9. 9

    (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.

  10. 10

    (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.

  11. 11

    (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.

  12. 12

    (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.

  13. 13

    (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.

  14. 14

    (video games, dated) A distinct level or stage within a game.

  15. 15

    A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England, previously in Petersfield parish (OS grid ref SU7524).

  16. 16

    A small village in Ludford parish, next to Ludlow, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5374).

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To form into sheets.

  3. 3

    (intransitive, of rain, or other precipitation) To pour heavily.

  4. 4

    (nautical) To trim a sail using a sheet.