plural of sheet

Collective noun meaning a large amount, when used of rain, or other precipitation.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheet

Of rain or other precipitation, very hard.

A surname.

A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

(transitive) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material. / (transitive) To form into sheets. / (intransitive) Of rain, or other precipitation, to pour heavily.

Fabric used to make sheets (bedding). / The process of forming material into sheets. / (engineering) A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.

present participle of sheet

Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper. / (road haulage, rail transport) Secured by a special tarpaulin.