| ply | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ply | one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination.; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn" |
| ~ strand | line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. ply | (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood. |
| ~ layer, bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| v. (consumption) | 3. cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ staff | provide with staff.; "This position is not always staffed" |
| ~ drench | force to drink. |
| ~ regale, treat | provide with choice or abundant food or drink.; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" |
| ~ board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ feed | serve as food for; be the food for.; "This dish feeds six" |
| ~ dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve | provide (usually but not necessarily food).; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" |
| ~ cater | supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets. |
| ~ pimp, pander, procure | arrange for sexual partners for others. |
| ~ help, serve | help to some food; help with food or drink.; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
| ~ power | supply the force or power for the functioning of.; "The gasoline powers the engines" |
| ~ feed | provide as food.; "Feed the guests the nuts" |
| ~ pander, gratify, indulge | yield (to); give satisfaction to. |
| ~ underlay | provide with a base, support, lining, or backing.; "underlay the boards with joists" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
| ~ horse | provide with a horse or horses. |
| ~ shower | provide abundantly with.; "He showered her with presents" |
| ~ accommodate | provide with something desired or needed.; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" |
| ~ nourish, nurture, sustain | provide with nourishment.; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" |
| ~ fix up | find (something or someone) for.; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" |
| ~ gutter | provide with gutters.; "gutter the buildings" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| v. (social) | 4. ply | apply oneself diligently.; "Ply one's trade" |
| ~ do, perform | get (something) done.; "I did my job" |
| v. (motion) | 5. ply, run | travel a route regularly.; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" |
| ~ jaunt, travel, trip | make a trip for pleasure. |
| ~ black market, run | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. |
| v. (contact) | 6. ply | join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding.; "ply fabric" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (contact) | 7. ply | wield vigorously.; "ply an axe" |
| ~ wield, handle, manage | handle effectively.; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" |
| v. (consumption) | 8. ply | use diligently.; "ply your wits!" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| sheet | | |
| n. (object) | 1. sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface.; "a sheet of ice" |
| ~ expanse | a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky. |
| n. (communication) | 2. piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing. |
| ~ slip of paper, slip | a small sheet of paper.; "a receipt slip" |
| ~ signature | a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book. |
| ~ folio, leaf | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book). |
| ~ tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication. |
| ~ foolscap | a size of paper used especially in Britain. |
| ~ style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication. |
| ~ worksheet | a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements. |
| ~ revenue stamp, stamp | a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid. |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bed sheet, sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs. |
| ~ bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases). |
| ~ contour sheet, fitted sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress. |
| n. (shape) | 4. plane, sheet | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape.; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" |
| ~ shape, form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ cartesian plane | a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates. |
| ~ facet plane | the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube). |
| ~ midline, midplane | the median plane of the body (or some part of the body). |
| ~ orbital plane | (astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting. |
| ~ picture plane | the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work. |
| ~ tangent plane | the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface. |
| n. (communication) | 5. rag, sheet, tabloid | newspaper with half-size pages. |
| ~ newspaper, paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. flat solid, sheet | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ blackboard, chalkboard | sheet of slate; for writing with chalk. |
| ~ blank | a piece of material ready to be made into something. |
| ~ board | a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.; "he nailed boards across the windows" |
| ~ plastic film, film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things. |
| ~ laminate | a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers. |
| ~ membrane | a thin pliable sheet of material. |
| ~ panel | sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something. |
| ~ plate | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic. |
| ~ photographic plate, plate | a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded. |
| ~ plate glass, sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets. |
| ~ sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate. |
| ~ stencil | a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind. |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ futtock shroud | shroud that is part of a ship's rigging. |
| ~ line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line" |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. canvas, canvass, sail, sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. |
| ~ balloon sail | any light loose sail. |
| ~ crossjack, mizzen course | the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast. |
| ~ fore-and-aft sail | any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction. |
| ~ foresail | the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel. |
| ~ reef | one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind. |
| ~ headsail | any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel. |
| ~ mainsail | the lowermost sail on the mainmast. |
| ~ main-topsail | a topsail set on the mainmast. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ press of canvas, press of sail | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely. |
| ~ royal | a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ save-all | a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail. |
| ~ skysail | the sail above the royal on a square-rigger. |
| ~ square sail | a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast. |
| ~ topgallant, topgallant sail | a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast. |
| ~ topsail | a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast. |
| v. (weather) | 9. sheet | come down as if in sheets.; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon" |
| ~ rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, stream, pour | rain heavily.; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
| v. (contact) | 10. sheet | cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping.; "sheet the body" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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