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sheet

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any broad thin expanse or surface(noun.object)

Example:
A sheet of ice.

source: wordnet30
paper used for writing or printing(noun.communication)

Synonym:
piece of paper, sheet of paper

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bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bed sheet

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(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape(noun.shape)

Synonym:
plane

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newspaper with half-size pages(noun.communication)

Synonym:
rag, tabloid

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a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
flat solid

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(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
mainsheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet

source: wordnet30
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
canvas, canvass, sail

source: wordnet30
In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies.(noun)

source: webster1913

come down as if in sheets(verb.weather)

Example:
The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon.

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cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping(verb.contact)

Example:
Sheet the body.

source: wordnet30
To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet.(verb)

source: webster1913

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