sheet
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- noun
- /ʃiːt/
- I just washed the bed sheets and put them back on the mattress.
- bed sheets
- sheets and pillowcases
- white sheets
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Watch on YouTubeThis is a young man who hadn't washed his sheets in two years.
- This is a young man who hadn't washed his sheets in two years.
- There were cab drivers who were given white sheets to throw over the lesbians.
- We learned that they changed the sheets in these huts once per year.
- Just switch your current sheets for soft, breathable Cozy Earth sheets.
- There is a single mattress, no sheets, no, no frame, nothing.
- Is it cool breathable sheets, quilted blankets for those cool spring nights?
- So she'll sweat through her clothes, her sheets in the middle of the night.
- You could be a freak in the sheets, but a non elder killer?
Examples
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I just changed out my sheets from my winter sheets to my spring sheets.
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Oh my gosh these are brand new fresh sheets that Zoe just put on.
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All fresh new sheets, all clean.
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Want some sheets for the bed?
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And we always have to stay at his place, and he has the worst sheets.
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Then I made a note to change the sheets in the upstairs bedrooms.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cozy Earth's sheets would make a great gift.
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Virginia, in her bedroom, changed the sheets on their big double bed, her regular Monday-morning chore.
Fiction book (1990) -
Just switch your current sheets for soft, breathable Cozy Earth sheets.
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But hey, look, there's cold beer in the refrigerator and there's fresh sheets on the bed.
Synonyms
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A large flat cloth that covers a mattress for sleeping
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A large rectangular cloth used to cover a mattress
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A sheet with stretchy edges that fits tightly over a mattress and stays in place
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A bed sheet with elastic corners that fits tightly over a mattress
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A document that shows what a company owns, what it owes, and its value on a date
- Specialized
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A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors
- Literature
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A short paper that gives advice and guesses about business, stocks, or horse racing
- Specialized
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A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
- Specialized
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The job of shaping and joining thin metal sheets to make building parts like vents
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A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
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A row of metal boards pushed into the ground to hold back soil or water
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Looking at a company's money, debts, and owners' share to judge its financial health
- Jargon
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A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses
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A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding
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A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water
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Etymology
Sheet comes from an old word meaning 'spread out'. So a sheet is a large flat piece of cloth laid over a bed to cover a mattress.