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say it: sheet
sheet is a noun and verb meaning "any broad thin expanse or surface". It carries 10 recorded senses.
paper used for writing or printing
bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
seafaring
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sheet come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.