sheet
English
/ʃiːt/, /ʃit/
noun
Definitions
- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- A thin, flat layer of solid material.
- A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
- (nautical) A sail.
- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
- (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
- (video games) A distinct level or stage within a game.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English schete derived from Old English sċīete (a sheet, a piece of linen cloth), sċēata (angle, sheet, the lower corner of a sail, a corner), sċēat (a corner, angle) derived from Proto-Germanic *skautijǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kewd-
Gloss
rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
💉 🥃 🌠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sheetrock English
- bed English
- bedsheet English
- broad English
- broadsheet English
- charge English
- chargesheet English
- cheat English
- cheat sheet English
- clip English
- clipsheet English
- code English
- codesheet English
- cover English
- coversheet English
- crib English
- crib sheet English
- data English
- datasheet English
- draw English
- drawsheet English
- dust English
- dustsheet English
- end English
- endsheet English
- fed English
- flow English
- flowsheet English
- fly English
- fly sheet English
- flysheet English
- foresheet English
- free English
- freesheet English
- ground English
- groundsheet English
- head English
- headsheet English
- help English
- helpsheet English
- hot English
- hotsheet English
- hymn English
- hymnsheet English
- info English
- infosheet English
- intersheet English
- line English
- log English
- logsheet English
- main English
- mainsheet English
- mark English
- marksheet English
- metal English
- minisheet English
- multisheet English
- nanosheet English
- oversheet English
- oversheeted English
- pack English
- packsheet English
- pay English
- paysheet English
- play English
- playsheet English
- resheet English
- rock English
- score English
- scoresheet English
- sheet metal English
- sheet-like English
- sheetable English
- sheeter English
- sheetfed English
- sheetful English
- sheetiness English
- sheeting English
- sheetless English
- sheetlet English
- sheetlike English
- sheetline English
- sheetrock English
- sheetsman English
- sheetwork English
- sheety English
- short English
- shortsheet English
- song English
- songsheet English
- spread English
- spreadsheet English
- spreadsheeting English
- spreadsheetlike English
- spreadsheety English
- sprite English
- spritesheet English
- style English
- stylesheet English
- subdatasheet English
- task English
- tasksheet English
- team English
- teamsheet English
- tear English
- tearsheet English
- time English
- timesheet English
- timesheeting English
- tip English
- tipsheet English
- toposheet English
- under English
- undersheet English
- vote English
- votesheet English
- wagon English
- wagonsheet English
- work English
- worksheet English
- world English
- worldsheet English
- Schoß German
- Schoßhund German
- schützen German
- ruimschoots Dutch, Flemish
- schoot Dutch, Flemish
- schoothond Dutch, Flemish
- schootkind Dutch, Flemish
- écoutille French
- шкот Russian
- chiroquero Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *skautaz Proto-Germanic
- *skautijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *skeutaną Proto-Germanic
- *skutjaną Proto-Germanic
- *skuttą Proto-Germanic
- スタイルシート Japanese
- タイムシート Japanese
- sciete Old English
- sċēat Old English
- sċēata Old English
- sċīete Old English
- bedeschette Middle English
- schete Middle English
- skaut Old Norse
- bakskaut Icelandic
- forskaut Icelandic
- heimskaut Icelandic
- skaut Icelandic
- schote Middle Dutch
- scoot Middle Dutch
- scōz Old High German
- skoot Afrikaans
- escoutille Middle French
- skoat Western Frisian
- *skeuda Proto-Albanian
- lishidi Swati
- *Suγδa Sogdian
- *Skuδat xsc-pro
- tip
- bed
- fed
- fly
- end
- hot
- log
- pay
- dust
- code
- crib
- info
- pack
- team
- head
- free
- time
- vote
- mark
- line
- draw
- flow
- work
- song
- tear
- rock
- task
- play
- help
- main
- data
- hymn
- clip
- metal
- under
- score
- world
- style
- wagon
- broad
- cheat
- short
- cover
- sheety
- ground
- spread
- charge
- sprite
- sheeter
- resheet
- bedsheet
- tipsheet
- endsheet
- paysheet
- sheetlet
- logsheet
- flysheet
- sheeting
- sheetful
- hotsheet
- sheetfed
- tasksheet
- infosheet
- songsheet
- sheetlike
- nanosheet
- flowsheet
- dustsheet
- fly sheet
- sheetless
- sheetrock
- drawsheet
- codesheet
- datasheet
- tearsheet
- clipsheet
- freesheet
- Sheetrock
- marksheet
- packsheet
- votesheet
- mainsheet
- timesheet
- playsheet
- sheetline
- helpsheet
- hymnsheet
- sheetable
- worksheet
- minisheet
- sheetsman
- teamsheet
- headsheet
- foresheet
- toposheet
- oversheet
- sheetwork
- wagonsheet
- stylesheet
- sheetiness
- worldsheet
- sheet-like
- broadsheet
- undersheet
- shortsheet
- crib sheet
- scoresheet
- multisheet
- intersheet
- coversheet
- chargesheet
- spreadsheet
- sheet metal
- cheat sheet
- oversheeted
- groundsheet
- spritesheet
- subdatasheet
- spreadsheety
- timesheeting
- spreadsheeting
- spreadsheetlike