sheet
noun
/ʃit/
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/ʃiːt/
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- 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.
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arkki,
paperiarkki
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- (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
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jalus,
skuutti
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- A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
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levy,
arkki
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- A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
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pelti,
uunipelti
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- A broad, flat expanse or covering of a material on a surface.
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kerros
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- (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
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laavakerros
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- (nautical, nonstandard) A sail.
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purje,
rätti
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- (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
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rata
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- A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
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sadeseinämä
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- (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
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viilu
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sheet
verb
/ʃit/
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/ʃiːt/
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- (nautical) To trim a sail using a sheet.
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jalustaa,
skuutata
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- (transitive) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
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peittää
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- (intransitive, of rain, or other precipitation) To pour heavily.
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sataa kaatamalla
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