Sheet
noun
A large piece of cloth that you put on a bed, where you sleep.
I changed the bed sheets because they were dirty
Often appears as...
- bed sheet
- clean sheet
noun
A flat, thin piece of metal, plastic, glass, or a similar hard substance.
We covered the windows with sheets of plywood for protection during the storm
Often appears as...
- sheet of metal
- sheet of glass
noun
A large piece of paper, especially one used for writing on.
He took a sheet of paper from the drawer and started writing a letter
Often appears as...
- sheet of paper
- blank sheet
noun
A rope, or a chain, that controls the position of the corner of a sail.
The sailor adjusted the sheet to catch the wind
Often appears as...
- loose sheet
- tight sheet
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Technical
noun
A sudden and heavy fall of rain, snow, or other weather condition.
A sheet of rain poured down from the sky
Often appears as...
- sheet of rain
- sheet of snow
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Disapproving
noun
A large piece of cloth that you put on a bed, where you sleep.
I changed the bed sheets because they were dirty
Often appears as...
- bed sheet
- clean sheet
noun
A flat, thin piece of metal, plastic, glass, or a similar hard substance.
We covered the windows with sheets of plywood for protection during the storm
Often appears as...
- sheet of metal
- sheet of glass
noun
A large piece of paper, especially one used for writing on.
He took a sheet of paper from the drawer and started writing a letter
Often appears as...
- sheet of paper
- blank sheet
noun
A rope, or a chain, that controls the position of the corner of a sail.
The sailor adjusted the sheet to catch the wind
Often appears as...
- loose sheet
- tight sheet
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sudden and heavy fall of rain, snow, or other weather condition.
A sheet of rain poured down from the sky
Often appears as...
- sheet of rain
- sheet of snow
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Types of Sheets
Sheets come in various materials like cotton, silk, or flannel, each offering different comfort.
She prefers silk sheets for summer because they feel cooler.
Pro Tip 2/2Set Expression
'Change the sheets' is often used to mean replacing dirty sheets with clean ones on a bed.
Could you help me change the sheets in the guest room?
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Sheets
Sheets come in various materials like cotton, silk, or flannel, each offering different comfort.
She prefers silk sheets for summer because they feel cooler.
Pro Tip 2/2Set Expression
'Change the sheets' is often used to mean replacing dirty sheets with clean ones on a bed.
Could you help me change the sheets in the guest room?
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Sheets
Sheets come in various materials like cotton, silk, or flannel, each offering different comfort.
She prefers silk sheets for summer because they feel cooler.
Pro Tip 2/2Set Expression
'Change the sheets' is often used to mean replacing dirty sheets with clean ones on a bed.
Could you help me change the sheets in the guest room?
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
it creates another opposing magnetic field that pushes up, it repels the magnet and keeps it from falling as fast. Which is similar to what's going on in the technology behind me. There's moving magnets in the bottom of the white box, and those create another magnetic field in the copper sheet
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How batteries work -...
and the battery dies. Some everyday rechargeable batteries will die after only hundreds of discharge-recharge cycles, while newer, advanced batteries can survive and function for thousands. Batteries of the future may be light, thin sheets that operate on the principles of quantum physics
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is wrapped around an inflatable lining
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Rhythm in a box: The...
Not only were these readily accessible, but their inconspicuous appearance may have helped get around laws prohibiting slaves from playing music. Early Peruvian cajons consisted of a simple box with five thick wooden sides. The sixth side, made of a thinner sheet of wood,
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What’s so great about...
These immense ice sheets carved out a series of basins. Those basins filled with water as the ice began to melt, creating the world's largest area of freshwater lakes. Over time, channels developed between these basins, and water began to flow in an ongoing exchange
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How did clouds get their...
cumulus, heap or pile, and stratus, layer or sheet. But that wasn't the clever part. Clouds are constantly changing, merging, rising, falling, and spreading throughout the atmosphere, rarely maintaining the same shapes for more than a few minutes.
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Rethinking infidelity...
with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself. But who knows what's really going on under the sheets there, right?
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How the stethoscope was...
Laennec, in a moment of vision and dignity, tightly rolls a sheet of paper and places one end to his ear and one end over the young woman's heaving bosom. He is delighted by the clarity of the sound.
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Expanding our definition...
unmanageable fee we cannot measure what's important just what's easiest to find and what they found is that sheet with her life a
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
it creates another opposing magnetic field that pushes up, it repels the magnet and keeps it from falling as fast. Which is similar to what's going on in the technology behind me. There's moving magnets in the bottom of the white box, and those create another magnetic field in the copper sheet
Video examples
How batteries work -...
and the battery dies. Some everyday rechargeable batteries will die after only hundreds of discharge-recharge cycles, while newer, advanced batteries can survive and function for thousands. Batteries of the future may be light, thin sheets that operate on the principles of quantum physics
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is wrapped around an inflatable lining
Video examples
Rhythm in a box: The...
Not only were these readily accessible, but their inconspicuous appearance may have helped get around laws prohibiting slaves from playing music. Early Peruvian cajons consisted of a simple box with five thick wooden sides. The sixth side, made of a thinner sheet of wood,
Video examples
What’s so great about...
These immense ice sheets carved out a series of basins. Those basins filled with water as the ice began to melt, creating the world's largest area of freshwater lakes. Over time, channels developed between these basins, and water began to flow in an ongoing exchange
Video examples
How did clouds get their...
cumulus, heap or pile, and stratus, layer or sheet. But that wasn't the clever part. Clouds are constantly changing, merging, rising, falling, and spreading throughout the atmosphere, rarely maintaining the same shapes for more than a few minutes.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself. But who knows what's really going on under the sheets there, right?
Video examples
How the stethoscope was...
Laennec, in a moment of vision and dignity, tightly rolls a sheet of paper and places one end to his ear and one end over the young woman's heaving bosom. He is delighted by the clarity of the sound.
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
unmanageable fee we cannot measure what's important just what's easiest to find and what they found is that sheet with her life a
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Jason Ritter
American Actor
One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet about them, you might say, 'I don't really necessarily want to hang out with this guy' or 'I would never be this kind of guy in my life.' I think it's part of an actor's job to say, 'Maybe you could be.
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Ted Deutch
American Politician
It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Nothing in life prepared me for the way I felt about being a mother. Until then, I sort of felt like a blank sheet of paper. I was always trying to second-guess myself, to be what others wanted me to be.
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Jamie Carragher
English Athlete
The captain at international level has to be someone who is one of the first names on the team sheet, someone who has the respect of the other players and someone who has good leadership qualities.
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Jenny Agutter
English Actress
I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer.
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Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
It is important that global business leaders understand that they need to think beyond their quarterly balance sheets and see what it is that they are creating.
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J. J. Watt
American Athlete
Each year, I write out a goal sheet with what I expect. If I showed anybody else my goal sheet, they would have said I was crazy.
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Paul Mooney
American Comedian
America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself.
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Oliver Burke
Scottish Athlete
Your motivation gets sucked away when you know that whatever you do your name won't be on the team sheet.
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Steve Wynn
American Businessman
Keep a strong balance sheet, don't get over-leveraged, and try to protect the security of your employees.
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Jason Ritter
American Actor
One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet about them, you might say, 'I don't really necessarily want to hang out with this guy' or 'I would never be this kind of guy in my life.' I think it's part of an actor's job to say, 'Maybe you could be.
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Ted Deutch
American Politician
It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Quote examples
Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Nothing in life prepared me for the way I felt about being a mother. Until then, I sort of felt like a blank sheet of paper. I was always trying to second-guess myself, to be what others wanted me to be.
Quote examples
Jamie Carragher
English Athlete
The captain at international level has to be someone who is one of the first names on the team sheet, someone who has the respect of the other players and someone who has good leadership qualities.
Quote examples
Jenny Agutter
English Actress
I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer.
Quote examples
Jaggi Vasudev
Indian Author
It is important that global business leaders understand that they need to think beyond their quarterly balance sheets and see what it is that they are creating.
Quote examples
J. J. Watt
American Athlete
Each year, I write out a goal sheet with what I expect. If I showed anybody else my goal sheet, they would have said I was crazy.
Quote examples
Paul Mooney
American Comedian
America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself.
Quote examples
Oliver Burke
Scottish Athlete
Your motivation gets sucked away when you know that whatever you do your name won't be on the team sheet.
Quote examples
Steve Wynn
American Businessman
Keep a strong balance sheet, don't get over-leveraged, and try to protect the security of your employees.
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