SHEETING Synonyms

• the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

• an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

• a tent made of canvas fabric

• an oil painting on canvas fabric

• the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

• a heavy, closely woven fabric

• get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

• solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

• (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

• a level of existence or development

• a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

• a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• cut or remove with or as if with a plane

• travel on the surface of water

• make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

• an ocean trip taken for pleasure

• any structure that resembles a sail

• traverse or travel on (a body of water)

• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

• travel on water propelled by wind

• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

• a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

• cover as if with a shroud

• form a cover like a shroud

• wrap in a shroud

• sensationalist journalism

• newspaper with half-size pages

• the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

• gear for a horse

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• (nautical) the act of changing tack

• sailing a zigzag course

• fasten with tacks

• turn into the wind

• create by putting components or members together

• sew together loosely, with large stitches

• fix to; attach

• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

• bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs

• a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

• paper used for writing or printing

• paper used for writing or printing

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind