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SHEET/ʃiːt/

A sheet is a large cloth for a bed, or a piece of paper: clean sheets, a sheet of paper, change the sheets. Blanket is warmer and thicker; duvet is padded (British). Page is one side in a book; a sheet of paper may be loose. Do not write cheat (not honest) for sheet.

Meaning

A large piece of cloth for a bed; also a piece of paper.

Examples

• “She put clean sheets on the guest bed.”
• “There is a spare sheet in the airing cupboard.”
• “Write your name at the top of the sheet.”

Good to know

clean sheets / a sheet of paper. Warmer: blanket. British bed cousin: duvet.

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