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Sheet Meaning: Bed Sheet, Paper, Layer & Usage (3 meaning)
Meaning 1：bed sheet (sheet)
sheet
/ʃiːt/
n.
A large piece of cloth you sleep under or on, usually on a bed.
bed sheet
➕
/bɛd ʃiːt/
n.
A large piece of cloth used to cover a mattress or as bedding.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Old English scēte, related to 'shoot,' originally meaning a piece of cloth.
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine a flat sheet of paper or fabric: both are thin, wide, and called 'sheet'.
📖 Example
After washing the sheet, it smelled fresh like sunshine.
After washing the sheet, it smelled fresh like sunshine.
🔗 Collocations
change the sheets – replace the bed linens with clean ones
fitted sheet – a sheet with elastic corners that fits over a mattress
cotton sheet – a bed sheet made of cotton fabric
🔄 Synonyms
bed linen (n.) – cloth coverings for a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases
fitted sheet (n.) – a sheet that is shaped to fit over a mattress
🌱 Derivatives
📖 Cultural Story
Sheet comes from Old English 'scēte', a linen cloth. Its use expanded to paper in the 16th century and to thin layers like ice by the 18th.
Meaning 2：piece of paper (sheet)
sheet
/ʃiːt/
n.
A single, thin, flat piece of paper, often for writing or printing on.
piece of paper
➕
/piːs əv ˈpeɪpər/
n.
A single, thin, flat piece of paper for writing, printing, or drawing.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
Please take out a clean sheet of paper for the quiz.
Please take out a clean sheet of paper for the quiz.
🔗 Collocations
sheet of paper – a single piece of paper
blank sheet – a sheet with no writing or printing
sheet size – the dimensions of a sheet of paper
🔄 Synonyms
page (n.) – one side of a sheet of paper in a book or document
leaf (n.) – a single sheet of paper in a book, including both sides
piece of paper (n.) – a single sheet of paper
Meaning 3：thin layer (sheet)
sheet
/ʃiːt/
n.
A wide, thin, flat layer of something covering a surface, like ice, metal, or flame.
thin layer
➕
/θɪn ˈleɪər/
n.
A wide, thin, flat layer of a substance (e.g., ice, metal, flame) covering a surface.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The lake was covered with a smooth sheet of ice in winter.
The lake was covered with a smooth sheet of ice in winter.
🔗 Collocations
sheet of ice – a wide, flat layer of ice covering a surface
sheet metal – metal formed into thin, flat pieces
sheet of flame – a broad, flat area of fire
🔄 Synonyms
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