sheet

noun [C]

/ʃiːt/

Definition

A2 a large, thin, flat usually rectangular piece of something, especially a piece of cloth used for sleeping on: I've put clean sheets on the bed. a sheet of glass They fixed a polythene/plastic sheet over the broken window.Bed linen and covers A2 a piece of paper: some sheets of wrapping paper The application form was a single sheet of paper.Paper › a piece of paper with something printed on it: The tourist office provides a weekly information sheet about things that are happening in the town.Information and messages sheet of sth › a large, wide mass of something such as fire or ice: A sheet of flame shot up into the air immediately after the explosion. A thick sheet of ice had formed over the water.Masses and large amounts of things sheets [plural] › a large quantity of rain: The rain was coming down in sheets.Masses and large amounts of things

(Definition of sheet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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