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BED SHEET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bed sheet mean?
• BED SHEET (noun)
The noun BED SHEET has 1 sense:
1. bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
Familiarity information: BED SHEET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bed sheet; sheet
Hypernyms ("bed sheet" is a kind of...):
bed linen (linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bed sheet"):
contour sheet; fitted sheet (a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress)
Context examples
Wash your pajamas and bed sheets often.
(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) Change bed sheets.
(FIQR - Change Bed Sheets, NCI Thesaurus)
They wore standard hospital clothing and had bed sheets only.
(Cool temperature alters human fat and metabolism, NIH)
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