Sheathes

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheathe.
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheath.
  • Word Usage
    "For the East End-based narrator of Emily Perkins's Novel About My Wife, these "tawdry plastic sheathes of flowers in memory of a loving colour-photocopied mum or restless young chav who's got in the way of somebody's else's crack-fuelled Stanley knife" are "a new form of urban decoration, mawkish post-Diana grief.""
    Antonym
    unsheathe   
    Verb Form
    sheathed    sheathes    sheathing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plunge    immerse    enclose    wrap    enfold   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    sheathed    sheating    resheathe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incase    covert    ensheathe    scabbard    vaginate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    breathe    seethe    teethe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    plating    oligodendrocyte    sheath    casing    chassis