Definizione monolingua

sheet

sheet (third-person singular simple present sheets, present participle sheeting, simple past and past participle sheeted)

1. To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material

   Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.

2. Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.

   We couldnt go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.

sheet (plural sheets)

1. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
   • Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
2. 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 sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
   • Paper is designated “20 pound” if a stack (ream) of 500 sheets 22 inches by 17 inches weighs 20 pounds.
3. A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
   • Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
4. A thin, flat layer of solid material.
   • The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
   • A sheet of that new silicon stuff is as good as a sheet of tinfoil to keep food from sticking in the baking pan.
5. A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
   • Mud froze on the road in a solid sheet, then more rain froze into a sheet of ice on top of the mud!
6. (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
   • To be ""three sheets to the wind"" is to say that a four-cornered sail is tethered only by one sheet and thus the sail is useless.
7. (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
8. (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
9. (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
10. (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.

Definizione dizionario sheet

	foglio
	sheet of paper
	sheet of material
	A single rectangular piece of paper.
	The paper that a publication is printed on.

	lenzuolo
	bedsheet
	A cloth covering for a bed.

	lamiera
	sheet of material

	scotta
	rope to adjust sail

foglia

	lastra
	sheet of material

lamina

	forno
	sheet for baking

	teglia
	sheet for baking

carta

coltre

documento

falda

filone

lamierino

muro

scheda

teglia da forno

titolo

Altri significati:

A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.

A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.

(nonstandard) A layer of veneer.

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.

(figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.

(curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.

A thin, flat layer of solid material.

(nautical, nonstandard) A sail.

A thin smooth and rectangular piece made of firm substance, like metal, glass, wood, stone, steel etc.

To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material

expanse of material on the ground

Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.

sail

(nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.