to sheet
- verb
- /ʃiːt/
- Javier woke up lying on a paper-sheeted table.
- sheet the bed
Examples
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The workers are sheeting the walls with insulation to keep the building warm.
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Line OK Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Sam and Josh are sheeting the roof with tarpaper.
Fiction book (2001) -
All the furniture was neatly sheeted, even great-grandfather's paramour.
Fiction book (1991) -
Noe did not neglect the clocks, and therefore did not neglect the white-sheeted bed of his walls.
Fiction book (1991) -
Maria decided to sheet the large table with a colorful fabric for the party.
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Before the storm, we should sheet the outdoor furniture to protect it from the rain.
Synonyms
To cover something completely, often with a cloth
Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it
To cover a wall or surface with thin decorative sheets
To cover something with a thin plastic layer to protect it
To hang cloth to cover or hide something
To cover something with strong heavy cloth
To cover something by making a loose roof over it to keep it warm
To put a removable cloth cover over a chair or sofa to protect it and make it look nice
To cover something with an extra layer to protect it or make it look nicer
To cover a rope with strips of cloth to protect it
Cover a roof with tar paper to keep out water
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A document that shows what a company owns, what it owes, and its value on a date
- Specialized
A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors
- Literature
A short paper that gives advice and guesses about business, stocks, or horse racing
- Specialized
A row of metal boards pushed into the ground to hold back soil or water
- Jargon
A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses
- Specialized
The job of shaping and joining thin metal sheets to make building parts like vents
- Specialized
Looking at a company's money, debts, and owners' share to judge its financial health
- Specialized
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
- Specialized
A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding
- Specialized
A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water
- Specialized
A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb sheet comes from the noun and means to cover or wrap something with a flat layer or cloth, so to be 'sheeted' is to be covered by a sheet.