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bedsheet

bedsheet

11 1.0
A large rectangular cloth used to cover a mattress
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdˌʃit/
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  • The soft bedsheet made the bed feel more comfortable for a good night's sleep.
  • bedsheets and pillowcases

He's like, hey, the room's upstairs and I'm caught to this room and there were no bedsheets.

Examples

  • Over her shoulder, I saw one of the village boys, wrapped in a bedsheet.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I pulled out the clothes I'd hidden at the bottom of the bedsheets.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "I jerk my hand away and pull up the bedsheet to cover myself."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Can I bring my cotton bedsheets to the cabin?

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Olivia said we could just use wet bedsheets.

    Bio-Dome (1996)

  • Senora Valencia used the clean end of a bedsheet to wipe the blood off her daughter's skin.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A maid rushed in to change the bedsheets, and Mr. Bekku came to help me put on a sleeping robe.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I need to buy a new bedsheet to match the curtains in my bedroom.

  • After washing the bedsheet, I folded it neatly and placed it in the linen closet.

Synonyms

sheet
vsbedsheet
272 1.0

A large rectangular cloth used on a bed to cover a mattress

is mainly about covering the mattress rather than lying under it
bed sheet
vsbedsheet
15 1.0

A large flat cloth that covers a mattress for sleeping

has the same meaning but mentions common fabric materials
bed linen
vsbedsheet
4 1.0

Items like sheets and pillowcases that you put on a bed

is narrower, meaning a single rectangular cloth for the mattress

How Warm

comforter
  • US
19 2.5
duvet
9 3.0
blanket
373 1.0
bedsheet
11 1.0

Surface Forms

bedsheet singular
bedsheets plural

Morphology

bedsheet = bed + sheet (transparent) = bed + sheet

Meaning is the straightforward combination of 'bed' + 'sheet' (a sheet for a bed), easily deducible by learners.

Etymology

Bedsheet is simply the two words bed and sheet put together. A sheet is a 'large cloth' and bed is 'where you sleep', so a bedsheet is a 'large cloth for your bed'.