Synonyms: sail, sheet, canvas, canvass
Definition: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Similar words: piece of cloth, piece of material
Definition: a separate part consisting of fabric
Definition: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
Similar words: bed linen
Definition: linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases)
Synonyms: tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, sheet, shroud
Definition: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Similar words: line
Definition: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
Usage: a washing line
Synonyms: sheet, flat solid
Definition: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
Synonyms: sheet, sheet of paper, piece of paper
Definition: paper used for writing or printing
Similar words: paper
Definition: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Definition: newspaper with half-size pages
Similar words: newspaper, paper
Definition: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
Usage: he read his newspaper at breakfast
Synonyms: sheet
Definition: any broad thin expanse or surface
Usage: a sheet of ice
Similar words: expanse
Definition: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Definition: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
Usage: we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane; any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane
Definition: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
Usage: geometry is the mathematical science of shape
Synonyms: sheet
Definition: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping
Usage: sheet the body
Similar words: cover
Definition: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Usage: cover her face with a handkerchief; cover the child with a blanket; cover the grave with flowers
Synonyms: sheet
Definition: come down as if in sheets
Usage: The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon
Similar words: pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream
Definition: rain heavily
Usage: Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!