sheath

sheath is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
2. noun. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
3. noun. The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
4. noun. One of the elytra of an insect.
5. noun. a dress suitable for formal occasions
6. noun. a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
7. noun. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

   Synonyms: case

Synonyms

case

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sheath:

heaths

Common word forms

sheaths, sheathed, sheather, sheathes, sheathing, sheathless

Words from these letters

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