sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
standing operating procedure standard operating procedure SOP standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
cookie sheet baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
fitted sheet contour sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
operating room OR operating theater operating theatre surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
pall shroud cerement winding-sheet windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
plate glass sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
sail canvas canvass sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
sheet bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
sheet flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
sheet anchor waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sheet bend becket bend weaver's knot weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
sheet pile sheath pile sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
sheet web | an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks |
tent-fly rainfly fly sheet fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
tabloid rag sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
instruction manual instructions book of instructions operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
blotter day book police blotter rap sheet charge sheet | the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station |
time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
operating system OS | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services |
DOS disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
UNIX UNIX system UNIX operating system | trademark for a powerful operating system |
flow chart flowchart flow diagram flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
tip sheet | a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. |
dope sheet scratch sheet | a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races |
lead sheet | a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form |
sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
test paper examination paper exam paper question sheet | a written examination |
sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |
sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface, a sheet of ice |
chief executive officer CEO chief operating officer | the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm, reports to a board of directors, may appoint other managers (including a president) |
surgeon operating surgeon sawbones | a physician who specializes in surgery |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
operating capital | capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
balance sheet | a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets |
operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
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 |