Synonyms for sheet
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1. sheetnoun

   Synonyms:
   coating, blanket, layer, coat

2. sheetnoun

   Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.

   We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.

   Synonyms:
   page

3. sheetnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rope

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1. sheetnoun

   any broad thin expanse or surface

   "a sheet of ice"

   Synonyms:
   plane, sheet of paper, weather sheet, sail, rag, tack, bed sheet, canvass, piece of paper, flat solid, tabloid, shroud, canvas, mainsheet

2. sheet, piece of paper, sheet of papernoun

   paper used for writing or printing

   Synonyms:
   plane, sheet of paper, weather sheet, sail, rag, tack, bed sheet, canvass, piece of paper, flat solid, tabloid, shroud, canvas, mainsheet

3. sheet, bed sheetnoun

   bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

   Synonyms:
   plane, sheet of paper, weather sheet, sail, rag, tack, bed sheet, canvass, piece of paper, flat solid, tabloid, shroud, canvas, mainsheet

4. plane, sheetnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   plane, shroud, airplane, bed sheet, weather sheet, carpenter's plane, flat solid, tack, planing machine, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, woodworking plane, tabloid, canvas, rag, mainsheet, piece of paper, planer, aeroplane

5. tabloid, rag, sheetnoun

   newspaper with half-size pages

   Synonyms:
   plane, shroud, bed sheet, tag end, weather sheet, canvas, canvass, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, sail, tatter, ragtime, shred, yellow journalism, tabloid, tab, mainsheet, rag, tag, piece of paper, rag week

6. sheet, flat solidnoun

   a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

   Synonyms:
   plane, sheet of paper, weather sheet, sail, rag, tack, bed sheet, canvass, piece of paper, flat solid, tabloid, shroud, canvas, mainsheet

7. sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroudnoun

   (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

   Synonyms:
   plane, bed sheet, weather sheet, canvas, pall, flat solid, tack, winding-sheet, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, shroud, tabloid, winding-clothes, saddlery, mainsheet, stable gear, cerement, piece of paper, rag, tacking

8. sail, canvas, canvass, sheetverb

   a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

   Synonyms:
   rag, canvas tent, bed sheet, public opinion poll, weather sheet, plane, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, sail, canvass, shroud, poll, tabloid, mainsheet, canvas, opinion poll, piece of paper, cruise

9. sheetverb

   come down as if in sheets

   "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"

10. sheetverb

    cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping

    "sheet the body"

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Cover
   • Expanse
   • Line
   • Math
   • Newspaper
   • Paper
   • Pour
   • Seafaring
   • Shape

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1. List of paraphrases for "sheet":

   leaf, map, road, sheets, feuille, worksheet, slip, fiche, plate, tarp, tarpaulin, blade, leaves, spreadsheet, piece, sheeting, bladed, zhang

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1. Marisa Moss:

   If your balance sheet forces you into bankruptcy, your equity is worth zero, so would you rather do debt for equity, be diluted, but live to see another day? I think the answer is yes.

2. Ingo Sasgen:

   This extreme melt kicks off feedbacks that may accelerate the mass loss. This is what is worrying, the extremes are increasing and we understand too little about how the ice sheet will respond to more extreme climate variability.

3. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

4. Jason Napier:

   Given the choice, a highly regarded new chief executive would probably always plump for the budget to accelerate balance sheet growth and restructure the business as rapidly as the organization can stand, and write down any existing assets that might be in doubt.

5. Chief Executive Grant Kelley:

   Product expansion is really in some senses critical because for many of our investors, they want to see a diversification of income streams, if you look at our balance sheet, we actually are very cash rich.