Definition for Sheath:

• A case for a sword or other long instrument: a scabbard: any thin defensive covering: a membrane covering a stem or branch: the wingcase of an insect.

Synonyms for Sheath:

• n.

  •
  • guardian angel,
  • protector,
  • lifesaver,
  • guardian,
  • champion,
  • safeguard,
  • defender,
  • shield,
  • precaution.
  •
  • blade,
  • edge,
  • butt,
  • bit,
  • broomstick,
  • the business end,
  • surface,
  • claw,
  • chuck,
  • attachment,
  • bristle.
  •
  • evening dress,
  • chemise,
  • formal,
  • gown,
  • dirndl,
  • ballgown,
  • cheongsam.
  •armor (noun)
  • de-fenses,
  • bulletproof vests,
  • de fenses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • sheath.
  •birth control (noun)
  • condom.
  •case (noun)
  • carton,
  • crate,
  • socket,
  • coffer,
  • spathe,
  • rack,
  • crib,
  • container,
  • portfolio,
  • sheathing,
  • scabbard,
  • hutch,
  • folio,
  • casket,
  • wrapping,
  • canister,
  • holster,
  • file,
  • bin,
  • capsule,
  • chest,
  • cedar chest,
  • box.
  •cocktail dress (noun)
  • cocktail dress.
  •condom (noun)
  • Johnnies,
  • prophylactics,
  • Johnny,
  • rubbers.
  •cover (noun)
  • tarp,
  • window-dressing,
  • masquerade,
  • tent,
  • varnish,
  • false front,
  • tegument,
  • TARPS,
  • teguments,
  • fig leaf.
  •covering (noun)
  • patina,
  • skin,
  • screening,
  • dermis,
  • canopy,
  • veneer,
  • coating,
  • wrapper,
  • shroud.
  •folder (noun)
  • portfolios.
  •outside (noun)
  • out side,
  • sur-face,
  • top sides,
  • out-sides,
  • withouts,
  • top-sides,
  • sur faces,
  • out-side,
  • out-doors,
  • top-side,
  • out sides,
  • sur face,
  • out doors.
  •shell (noun)
  • casing,
  • shell,
  • crust,
  • carapace,
  • hull,
  • Lorication,
  • husk,
  • plate.
  •skin (noun)
  • derma,
  • vellums,
  • epidermis,
  • cutis,
  • vellum,
  • epidermises,
  • carapaces,
  • dermises.

• n. & v.

  •pod (noun, verb)
  • shelling,
  • vesseling,
  • shelled,
  • Hulling,
  • Husked,
  • vesseled,
  • Hulled,
  • capsuled,
  • capsuling,
  • husking.

• v.

  •cover (verb)
  • enshroud,
  • overlay,
  • envelop,
  • encase,
  • cloak,
  • veil,
  • coat,
  • wrap,
  • mask.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • holder,
  • lamina.
  •
  • folder,
  • leaf.

Paraphrases for Sheath:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    envelope, mantle, coating, layer, coupling.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    girdle, casing, sleeve, jacket, sheathing, tubing, shirt, husk.

Sheath Sentence Examples:

• Cuillius drew it out of its sheath, and left the sheath empty.

• Just as the young " noble" was about to execute the threat; when the poor wrist was already extended by force on a rude stump; when the knife was already drawn from its sheath, Wilfred appeared on the scene, and, in a tone the Norman lads started to hear from him, exclaimed: " Let him go; touch him if you dare; he is my foster brother; my thrall, if anybody's."

Homophones for Sheath:

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Hypernym for Sheath:

• n.

  • artifact
    aiglet, cot, aglet, scabbard, fingerstall, holster.
  • body
    medullary sheath, husk, myelin sheath, neurilemma, lorica, neurolemma, theca.

Hyponym for Sheath:

• n.

  • artifact
    protective cover, protective covering, protection.
  • body
    covering, natural covering, cover.