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Plural of sheet

regular plural

The plural of sheet is sheets.

Forms of sheet

Singularsheet /ʃiːt/
Pluralsheets /ʃiːts/
Countablecountable

Sheets in a sentence

  • Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
  • Paper is designated “20 pound” if a stack (ream) of 500 sheets 22 inches by 17 inches weighs 20 pounds.
  • Socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.From the entry copper
  • I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.From the entry burst
  • If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.From the entry fold

Meaning of sheet

  1. noun A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  2. noun A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
  3. noun A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.

Full definition of sheet

Questions about the plural of sheet

What is the plural of sheet?
The plural of sheet is sheets.
Is sheet countable?
Sheet is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sheet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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