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