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sheet
Noun
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A sheet is a flat cloth that you cover a bed with.
Use the sheets next to the bed.
He wanted to sleep between clean white sheets in his own bed.
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A sheet is a single piece of paper.
Can I have a sheet of paper?
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A sheet is a thin flat thing, usually something square or rectangular.
A sheet of ice covered the ground.
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A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
metal
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noun
(= metallic element)
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc
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adjective
(= metallic)
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
a metallic compound
metallic luster
the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades
— Ambrose Bierce
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verb
cover with metal
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noun
(= alloy)
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
brass is an alloy of zinc and copper
valley
Noun
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An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
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The area which drains into a river.
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Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.
gutter
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noun
a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
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noun
a tool for gutting fish
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noun
(= sewer, toilet)
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
his career was in the gutter
all that work went down the sewer
pensions are in the toilet
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noun
a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
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verb
burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
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verb
flow in small streams
Tears guttered down her face
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verb
wear or cut gutters into
The heavy rain guttered the soil
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verb
provide with gutters
gutter the buildings