sheet vs stream

stream vs sheet

sheet and stream both are nouns.

sheet and stream both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sheet	Yes	No	Yes	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stream is a hypernym of sheet; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than sheet:

sheet: come down as if in sheets
stream: rain heavily

Other hypernyms of sheet include pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs.

sheet (noun)	stream (noun)
bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
paper used for writing or printing	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
newspaper with half-size pages
any broad thin expanse or surface
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

sheet (verb)	stream (verb)
cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping	exude profusely
come down as if in sheets	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

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