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The correct spelling is sheets.
How to pronounce sheets
/ʃiːts/
nounIPA: /ʃiːts/
Say it like: Shee-ts
The correct spelling is sheets. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. For example: "Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed."
Usage Examples
“Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.”
“A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.”
“Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- 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.
- 3.A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
- 4.A thin, flat layer of solid material.
- 5.A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
verb
- 1.To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
- 2.To form into sheets.
- 3.Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.
- 4.To trim a sail using a sheet.
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