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cheat-sheet

cheat-sheet is the alternative spelling of cheat sheet.

Meaning of cheat sheet

Noun

cheat sheet (plural cheat sheets)

  1. A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly.
    • If you have trouble remembering all the trigonometric identities, the book has a cheat sheet in back that lists them.
    Synonyms:
    crib sheet
  2. (idiomatic) Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, such as an aid for public speaking.

Forms of cheat-sheet

pluralcheat-sheets

Questions about cheat-sheet

What is cheat-sheet the alternative spelling of?
Cheat-sheet is the alternative spelling of cheat sheet.

Words near cheat-sheet in the dictionary

  1. cheat sheet
  2. cheat sheets
  3. cheat the hangman
  4. cheat the pocket
  5. cheat-bread
  6. cheat-sheet
  7. cheat-sheets
  8. cheatability
  9. cheatable
  10. cheatcode
  11. cheatcodes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cheat-sheet (page history and authors); cheat sheet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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