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. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:

   At this point, the FOMC doesn't anticipate selling the agency mortgage-backed securities on its balance sheet as part of the normalization process, although it might engage in limited sales in the longer run to reduce or eliminate residual holdings.

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. Rob Hayes:

   My wife always says the best way for me to get into a deal is to schedule a vacation. I ended up negotiating the term sheet over fourth of July weekend, i remember finding a spot outside of a lumberyard in Brookings, Oregon, that had decent enough cell coverage.

4. Chairman Clive Newall:

   In the event of a continued and protracted weakened price environment, we do have options available to us to protect the balance sheet further.

5. Ship Finance:

   This agreement significantly strengthens Frontline's balance sheet and reduces the financial risk. The board and management can now shift the focus from balance sheet restructuring to business development and growth.