sheet
sheet S1 W2 /ʃiːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scyte]
1. FOR A BED a large piece of thin cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under ⇨ blanket, duvet:
I’ll go and find you some clean sheets and blankets.
white cotton sheets
change the sheets (=put clean sheets on a bed)
2. PAPER a piece of paper for writing on, or containing information
sheet of
a sheet of paper with names and numbers on it
clean/blank sheet of paper (=one with no writing on it)
3. THIN FLAT PIECE a thin flat piece of something such as metal or glass, that usually has four sides
sheet of
a sheet of glass ⇨ ↑sheet metal
4. LARGE FLAT AREA a large flat area of something such as ice or water spread over a surface
sheet of
A sheet of ice covered the lake.
5. OF RAIN/FIRE a sheet of rain or fire is a very large moving mass of it
sheet of
Sheets of flame shot into the air.
in sheets
The rain was coming down in sheets.
6. ON A SHIP technical a rope or chain attached to a sail on a ship that controls the angle between a sail and the wind
⇨ ↑baking sheet, ↑balance sheet, ↑cookie sheet, ↑rap sheet, ↑time sheet, ⇨ as white as a sheet at ↑white1(3), ⇨ clean sheet at ↑clean1(9)
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THESAURUS
▪ piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part: Could I have another piece of cake? | a piece of broken glass | Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
▪ bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces: The notes were written on bits of paper. | He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
▪ lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape: two lumps of sugar | a lump of coal | a lump of clay
▪ scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed: I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. | The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
▪ strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc: a strip of cloth | The leather had been cut into strips.
▪ sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal: a blank sheet of paper | a sheet of aluminium
▪ slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece: a slice of pizza | Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
▪ chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal: The fruit was cut into large chunks. | a chunk of bread
▪ hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc: a big hunk of cheese | hunks of concrete
▪ block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides: concrete blocks | a block of cheese | a block of ice
▪ slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc: The floor had been made from stone slabs. | a slab of beef
▪ cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: a cube of sugar | ice cubes
▪ wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a ↑triangle – used especially about food and metal: a wedge of cheese
▪ bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: a chocolate bar | a bar of soap | gold bars worth more than £26 million
▪ rasher British English a slice of bacon: I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
sheethu| ◎ | [∫i:t] | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | khăn trải giừơng, tấm đra trải giường; tấm phủ, chăn | | | ■ | lá, tấm, phiến, tờ | | | ☆ | a sheet of iron | | | một tấm sắt | | | ☆ | loose sheet | | | tờ giấy rời | | | ■ | dải, mảng lớn (nước, băng..) | | | ☆ | a sheet of ice | | | một dải băng | | | ■ | (địa lý,địa chất) vỉa | | | ■ | (hàng hải) dây lèo (để điều chỉnh buồm) | | | ■ | (thơ ca) buồm | | | ■ | dây thừng, xích (để căng buồm) | | | 〆 | to be a sheet in the wind | | | ✓ | (từ lóng) ngà ngà say | | | 〆 | to be three sheets in the wind | | | ✓ | (từ lóng) say bí tỉ, say khướt | | ※ | ngoại động từ | | | ■ | đậy, phủ, trùm kín | | | ■ | làm thành tấm, kết lại thành tấm, hợp lại thành phiến | | | ☆ | sheeted rain | | | mưa như đổ nước | | ※ | nội động từ | | | ■ | phủ, đậy, kín | | | ☆ | to sheet over a waggon | | | phủ kín một toa xe bằng vải bạt | | | ☆ | the town was sheeted over with snow | | | tuyết phủ đầy thành phố | | | ■ | (hàng hải) giữ buồm bằng dây lèo | | | 〆 | to sheet home | | | ✓ | buộc căng dây lèo buồm |
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