sheet
gb/ʃˈit/ us/ʃˈit/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1500
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
entity
1
large cloth for a bed
A big piece of cloth that covers a bed or goes under you when you sleep.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a [adjective] sheet
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sheet' with 'blanket', but a sheet is thinner and used directly on the mattress or under the blanket.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
bedsheet (More specific term for a sheet used on a bed; less common in everyday speech.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
blanket (A covering for warmth, usually thicker than a sheet.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bed sheet
|clean sheet
|fitted sheet
|flat sheet
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|home
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I put clean sheets on the bed this morning.
- She folded the fitted sheet and placed it in the closet.
- The hotel provides fresh sheets every day.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- I washed the bed sheet.
- The sheet is white.
- We need new sheets for the bed.
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
entity
2
thin flat piece of material
A thin, flat piece of something like paper or metal.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a sheet of [material]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'sheet' with 'page'. A 'page' is part of a book or document, while 'sheet' can refer to any single flat piece, often outside a bound book.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
slab (Usually refers to a thicker and heavier piece of material.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
block (A solid, thick piece rather than thin and flat.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
sheet of paper
|sheet of metal
|sheet of glass
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
materials
|daily life
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He wrote his notes on a sheet of paper.
- The carpenter cut a sheet of plywood for the table.
- The cookies were baked on a sheet of metal.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Please give me a sheet of paper.
- The roof is made from sheets of metal.
- I bought three sheets of glass.
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
entity
3
wide layer covering a surface
A big, thin layer of something that covers an area.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a sheet of [substance]
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
layer (General term; not necessarily wide or continuous like 'sheet'.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
gap (An absence or opening instead of a covering layer.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
sheet of ice
|sheet of rain
|sheet of plastic
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nature
|weather
|science
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The road was covered by a sheet of ice.
- A sheet of rain fell across the valley.
- They wrapped the furniture in sheets of plastic.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The lake has a sheet of ice.
- There is a sheet of water on the floor.
- We put a sheet of paper over the table.
ਨਾਂਵ
technical
C1
entity
4
rope controlling a sail on boat
A rope on a boat that moves the sail.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
line (General nautical term for rope; 'sheet' is specific to controlling sails.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
loosen the sheet
|tighten the sheet
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nautical
|travel
|transportation
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He pulled on the mainsail sheet to catch more wind.
- The sailor eased the jib sheet slightly.
- Without the sheets, you can't control the sails.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He pulled the sheet to move the sail.
- The boat has many sheets.
- They use sheets to control sails.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
sheet
IPA
GB/ʃˈit/
US/ʃˈit/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
sheet (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (sheet)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: sheet
- Plural: sheets
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
sheets
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
sheeting
noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
clean sheet
1/klˈin ʃˈit/
fixed phrase
record with no mistakes/goals conceded
When someone has no mistakes or no goals scored against them in a game or activity.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The goalkeeper kept a clean sheet during the match.
- He started his new job with a clean sheet.
three sheets to the wind
1/θɹˈi ʃˈits tə ðə wˈɪnd/
idiom
informal
very drunk and unsteady
To be very drunk and not able to walk or think well.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- By midnight he was three sheets to the wind.
- She stumbled home three sheets to the wind after the party.
sheet lightning
1/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
lightning lighting sky without bolts visible
Lightning that lights up clouds or sky but you cannot see the bolt hit the ground.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- We saw sheet lightning in the distance.
- Sheet lightning lit up the horizon.
sheet lightning
2/ʃˈit lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
lightning lighting up the sky
Lightning that makes the whole sky light up, but you do not see one clear line of lightning.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- From the city we could see only sheet lightning behind the clouds.
- Sheet lightning flickered across the horizon all evening.