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sheets | sleets |

As a noun sheets

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb sleets is

third-person singular of sleet.

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

    sleets

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sleet)

    • Anagrams

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    sleet

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, UK, Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
  • Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
  • (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

    • Synonyms

    * ice pellets * slush

    See also

    * snow * freezing rain * graupel

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
    • I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting .

    Usage notes

    References

    * AMS Glossary of Meteorology

    Anagrams

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