Collocations for sheet - noun
1. large piece of fabric used on a bed
ADJECTIVE
clean,
crisp,
fresh
a pile of clean sheets
a pile of clean sheets
crumpled,
rumpled
(esp. AmE)
She had slept in her bed—the sheets were crumpled.
She had slept in her bed—the sheets were crumpled.
white
cool
soft
cotton, linen, rubber, satin, silk
bed
double, single
fitted
bottom, top
cool
soft
cotton, linen, rubber, satin, silk
bed
double, single
fitted
bottom, top
VERB + sheet
change,
fold,
put on,
tuck in
She changed the sheets on all the beds.
Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?
She changed the sheets on all the beds.
Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?
climb between,
climb under
slide between, slide under, slip between, slip under
I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.
slide between, slide under, slip between, slip under
I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.
cover sb/sth with,
wrap sb/sth in
The police had covered the body with a sheet.
The police had covered the body with a sheet.
wrap
I simply wrapped the sheet around her.
I simply wrapped the sheet around her.
pull back,
pull over,
pull up
I pulled the sheet up over my nose.
I pulled the sheet up over my nose.
throw,
throw back
I threw a sheet over the sofa.
He threw back the sheets and rolled out of bed.
I threw a sheet over the sofa.
He threw back the sheets and rolled out of bed.
PREPOSITION
beneath a/the sheet,
under a/the sheet
between the sheets
She lay between the cool sheets.
between the sheets
She lay between the cool sheets.
2. piece of paper
ADJECTIVE
blank,
clean
He grabbed a blank sheet of paper and began to write.
He grabbed a blank sheet of paper and began to write.
A3,
A4,
etc.
(not in the US)
large
printed
The advertisement was a single printed sheet.
large
printed
The advertisement was a single printed sheet.
loose,
separate,
single
folded
cover
a fax cover sheet
folded
cover
a fax cover sheet
answer,
data,
fact,
information,
instruction (esp. AmE),
record,
score (BrE),
sign-up (AmE),
spec,
stat (= statistics),
time
I sent for the free fact sheet on the disease.
They all wrote their names on a sign-up sheet.
I sent for the free fact sheet on the disease.
They all wrote their names on a sign-up sheet.
balance
(= record of company's finances)
charge (BrE), rap (informal, esp. AmE)
news (usually news-sheet), scandal
cheat (esp. AmE), crib
I need cheat sheets to help me cram for my exam.
charge (BrE), rap (informal, esp. AmE)
news (usually news-sheet), scandal
cheat (esp. AmE), crib
I need cheat sheets to help me cram for my exam.
VERB + sheet
take,
use
Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.
Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.
rip,
tear
She tore a sheet out of her notebook.
She tore a sheet out of her notebook.
3. flat thin piece of any material
ADJECTIVE
flat,
large
thick, thin
baking (BrE), cookie (AmE)
dust (BrE)
The furniture was covered in dust sheets.
thick, thin
baking (BrE), cookie (AmE)
dust (BrE)
The furniture was covered in dust sheets.
canvas,
plastic,
polythene
ice
the Antarctic ice sheet
ice
the Antarctic ice sheet
sheet + NOUN
metal,
steel,
vinyl
sheet-metal workers
sheet-metal workers
rock
(AmE)
A wall of sheet rock was placed down the middle.
A wall of sheet rock was placed down the middle.
lightning
The sky was lit up by great flashes of sheet lightning.
The sky was lit up by great flashes of sheet lightning.
PREPOSITION
sheet of
a sheet of glass/plastic/metal
Sheets of flame shot into the air. (figurative)
a sheet of glass/plastic/metal
Sheets of flame shot into the air. (figurative)