Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
- 2transitive verb
To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
- 3transitive 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.
- 4transitive verb
To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
- 5verb
plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
- 6verb
enclose with a sheath
"sheathe a sword"
- 7verb
cover with a protective sheathing
"sheathe her face"
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