sheets

Flat fabric layers

Sheets are large rectangular pieces of fabric or other thin material.

Bed sheets cover mattresses and sleepers.

A sheet of paper, metal, or glass is a flat, thin piece: a sheet of plywood, a sheet of ice.

Rain or fire coming down in sheets falls in broad, continuous expanses.

In sailing, a sheet is a rope controlling a sail—hence three sheets to the wind for drunk, from a ship lurching out of control.

bedding

fitted

Shaped to conform

comforter · blanket · quilt · bedspread · coverlet · mattress · pillow · linen · thread count · Egyptian cotton

fabric

cotton

Plant fiber for textiles

  • linenFlax-derived textile
  • silkFine woven insect fiber
  • muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth

microfiber · percale · sateen · flannel · jersey · bamboo · thread count · weave · woven · textile

geology

strata

Parallel geological layers

shale · limestone · rock · ice · glacial · lava · volcanic · tectonics · formation · deposits

music

score

Numerical standing in competition

staff · printed · sight-reading · arrangement · transcription · fake book · piano

rain

downpour

Intense precipitation event

wall · deluge · pelting · slanting · windswept · soaking · drenching

paper

stationery

Correspondence writing materials

  • letterheadBranded formal stationery
  • printerMachine producing paper copies
  • A4International paper standard

legal · ledger · ream · loose-leaf · ruled · blank · graph · newsprint · cardstock · bond

data

Excel

Microsoft's data-crunching application

  • CSVComma-structured data file
  • cellsBasic biological units
  • rowsSide-by-side sequences

columns · formulas · pivot table · workbook · tabs · data entry · calculations · formatting · import · export

Categories
Opposites
bedding coverage type

sheetsblankets

Fabric bed coverings

quilts · comforters · duvets · bedspreads · coverlets

material form/structure

sheetslumps

Irregular solid masses

blocks · chunks · balls · wads · bundles

presence vs. absence

sheetssheetless

Having no bedding

bare mattress · uncovered

Phrases
Family

sheet, bedsheet, sheeting, sheeted, spreadsheet, worksheet, sheetless, datasheet, sheet of paper

Familiarity
Top 3,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G