Sheathe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To insert into or provide with a sheath.
  • v. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.
  • v. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath
  • v. To encase something with a protective covering
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
  • v. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
  • v. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like.
  • v. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put into a sheath or scabbard; inclose in or cover with or as with a sheath or case: as, to sheathe a sword or dagger.
  • To protect by a casing or covering; cover over or incase, as with armor, boards, iron, sheets of copper, or the like.
  • To cover up or hide.
  • To render less sharp or keen; mask; dull.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
  • v. cover with a protective sheathing
  • v. enclose with a sheath
  • Antonym
    unsheathe   
    Verb Form
    sheathed    sheathes    sheathing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plunge    immerse    enclose    wrap    enfold    enwrap    envelop   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    sheathed    sheating    resheathe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incase    covert    ensheathe    scabbard    vaginate    muzzle    clapboard   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    breathe    seethe    teethe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    plating    oligodendrocyte    sheath    casing    chassis    tarp    scabbard    planking    cocoon    walkway