sheathe

sheathe is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
2. transitive verb. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
3. transitive verb. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
4. transitive verb. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
5. verb. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
6. verb. enclose with a sheath

   "sheathe a sword"

7. verb. cover with a protective sheathing

   "sheathe her face"

Common word forms

sheathed, sheather, sheathes, sheathing

Words from these letters

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