sheet

sheet
sheet S1 W2 /ʃiːt/ noun [countable]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)
     

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.