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Noun sheet has 8 senses

sheet - any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"
--₁ is a kind of expanse
sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper - used for writing or printing
--₂ is a kind of paper
--₂ has particulars:
slip, slip of paper; signature; leaf, folio; tear sheet; foolscap; style sheet; worksheet
sheet, bed sheet - bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
--₃ is a kind of bed linen
--₃ has particulars: fitted sheet, contour sheet
Derived form: verb sheet₂
plane, sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
--₄ is a kind of shape, form
--₄ has particulars:
cartesian plane; facet plane; midplane, midline; orbital plane; picture plane; tangent plane
tabloid, rag, sheet - newspaper with half-size pages
--₅ is a kind of newspaper, paper
sheet, flat solid - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
--₆ is a kind of artifact, artefact
--₆ has particulars:
blackboard, chalkboard; blank; board; film, plastic film; laminate; layer, bed; membrane; panel; plate; plate, photographic plate; plate glass, sheet glass; sheet metal; wallboard
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
--₇ is a kind of line
--₇ is a part of ship
--₇ has particulars: futtock shroud

sail, canvas, canvass, sheet - a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
--₈ is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
--₈ is a part of sailing vessel, sailing ship
--₈ has particulars:

balloon sail; crossjack, mizzen course; fore-and-aft sail; foresail; headsail; mainsail; main-topsail; press of sail, press of canvas; royal; save-all; skysail; square sail; topgallant, topgallant sail; topsail

Verb sheet has 2 senses

sheet - come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"
--₁ is one way to pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets
Sample sentence:
It is ----ing
sheet - cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"
--₂ is one way to cover

Derived forms: noun sheet₃, noun sheeting₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody