sheet : Idioms & Phrases

• half drunk. Sailors' Slang

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• noun a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
  

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• (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be complete and the balances correctly taken.

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• noun bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
  sheet.
  

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• a newspaper of folio size.

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• very drunk. Sailors' Slang

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• noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
  charge sheet; police blotter; day book; blotter.
  

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• the paper on which are entered at a police station all arrests and accusations.

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• noun a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
  contour sheet.
  

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• noun a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits
  baking tray.
  

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• the flat plate which forms the top of the furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.

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• a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas.

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• noun a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races
  dope sheet.
  

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• noun a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
  dust cover.
  

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• noun a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
  contour sheet.
  

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• noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
  flowchart; flow chart; flow diagram.
  

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• (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam.

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• noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
  fly; rainfly; tent flap; tent-fly.
  

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• a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.

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• (Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the space beyond the front thwart. See Stern sheets.

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• lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded but not bound; said especially of printed sheets.

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• noun a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
  

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• a stamped sheet of letter paper issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed for transmission by mail without an envelope.

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• . (a) A large cloth for packing goods . (b) A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.

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• . See Proof, n., 5.

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• noun a written examination
  exam paper; examination paper; test paper.
  

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• noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
  charge sheet; police blotter; day book; blotter.
  

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• noun a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races
  dope sheet.
  

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• noun spare anchor for use in emergency
  waist anchor.
  

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Sheet" an"chor

Etymology

OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sceótan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See Shoot, v. t.

Definitions

1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.

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• noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
  weaver's hitch; becket bend; weaver's knot.
  

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• (Naut.), a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye.

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Sheet" ca"ble

Definitions

1. (Naut.) The cable belonging to the sheet anchor.

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Sheet" chain"

Definitions

1. (Naut.) A chain sheet cable.

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• noun glass formed into large thin sheets
  plate glass.
  

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• noun plate iron thinner than tank iron
  

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• noun lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds
  

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• etc. See under Lightning, Piling, etc.

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• noun sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
  

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• noun a musical composition in printed or written form
  
  • she turned the pages of the music as he played

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• noun paper used for writing or printing
  sheet; piece of paper.
  

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• noun a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
  sheath pile; sheet pile.
  

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• noun a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage
  sheath pile; sheet pile.
  

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• noun an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks
  

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• noun the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
  

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• (Naut.), that part of an open boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, usually furnished with seats for passengers.

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• noun a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication
  

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• noun a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication
  

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• unsteady from drink. Sailors' Slang usu. three sheets to the wind.

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• noun a record of the hours worked by employees
  

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• noun a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc.
  

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• (Naut.), to haul the clews close to the sheave hole.

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• (Naut.), to haul upon a sheet until the sail is as flat, and the clew as near the wind, as possible.

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• to make sheet piling in or around. See Sheet piling, under 2nd Piling.

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• (Print.), the last sheet of each token.

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• (Steam Boilers), a flue plate. See under Flue.

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• (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing.

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• noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  mainsheet; tack; sheet; shroud.
  

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• a sheet in which a corpse is wound or wrapped.

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• noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  shroud; pall; winding-clothes; cerement.
  

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