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Sheens vs Sheets - What's the difference?

sheens | sheets |

As a verb sheens

is third-person singular of sheen.

As a noun sheets is

plural of lang=en.

sheens

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sheen)

    • sheen

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) shene, from (etyl)

    Adjective

    (wikipedia sheen) (en adjective)
  • (rare, poetic) beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.
  • * Fairfax
    • Up rose each warrier bold and brave, / Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen .

    Noun

    (sheens)
  • splendor; radiance; shininess.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine; to glisten.
  • * Byron
    • This town, / That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The letter in the Arabic script.

    • sheets

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) Collective noun meaning a large amount, when used of rain, or other precipitation.
    • When I looked out, all I could see were sheets of rain.

    See also

    * in sheets

    Anagrams

    * English collective nouns