sheathe
11sheathe — verb Sheathe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blade, ↑dagger, ↑sword …
12sheathe — /ʃið / (say sheedh) verb (t) (sheathed, sheathing) 1. to put (a sword, etc.) into a sheath. 2. to plunge (a sword, etc.) in something as if in a sheath. 3. to enclose in or as in a casing or covering. 4. to cover or provide with a protective… …
13sheathe the sword — (literary) To end war • • • Main Entry: ↑sheath …
14sheathe — also sheath transitive verb (sheathed; sheathing) Etymology: Middle English shethen, from shethe sheath Date: 15th century 1. to put into or furnish with a sheath 2. to plunge or bury (as a sword) in flesh 3. to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath 4 …
15sheathe — verb /ʃiːð/ a) To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath b) To encase something with a protective covering Ant: unsheathe …
16sheathe — Synonyms and related words: apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedrape, board, box, brick, bundle up, case, clad, clapboard, clothe, cover, crate, deck, dight, drape, dress, dud, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, enclothe, endue, enfold, enrobe,… …
17sheathe — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. envelop, surround, enclose, cover; see wrap 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To furnish with a covering of a different material: clad, cover, face, side, skin. See SURFACE …
18sheathe — [[t]ʃi͟ːð[/t]] sheathes, sheathing, sheathed 1) VERB: usu passive If something is sheathed in a material or other covering, it is closely covered with it. [LITERARY] [be V ed in n] The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet. [V ed] ...her… …
19sheathe — ʃɪËð v. put into a sheath (of a dagger, sword, etc.); place within a casing; cover, coat …
20sheathe — [ʃi:δ] verb 1》 put (a knife or sword) into a sheath. 2》 (often be sheathed in) encase in a close fitting or protective covering. Origin ME: from sheath …
