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 

• BED SHEET (noun)

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)