unsheet

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verb

To remove a sheet or sheets from; to uncover.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbunsheet (third-person singular simple present unsheets, present participle unsheeting, simple past and past participle unsheeted)

present singular third person unsheets · participle present unsheeting · participle past unsheeted · past unsheeted

  1. transitiveTo remove a sheet or sheets from; to uncover.

    To unsheet the ghost, to identify the culprit, let's gather more clues.

    1989, Peter Kreeft, Heaven, the Heart's Deepest Longing
    1 more example

    I had to unsheet the drawing-room for him to find this, the room having been covered ready for the sweep.

    2015, Elizabeth Bowen, The Death Of The Heart, page 167

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsheet.

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