Sheathe

Word SHEATHE
Character 7
Hyphenation sheathe
Pronunciations /ʃiːð/

Definitions and meanings of "Sheathe"

What do we mean by sheathe?

To insert into or provide with a sheath. transitive verb

To retract (a claw) into a sheath. transitive verb

To enclose with a protective covering; encase. transitive verb

To put into a sheath or scabbard; inclose in or cover with or as with a sheath or case: as, to sheathe a sword or dagger.

To protect by a casing or covering; cover over or incase, as with armor, boards, iron, sheets of copper, or the like.

To cover up or hide.

To render less sharp or keen; mask; dull.

To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. transitive verb

To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. transitive verb

To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like. transitive verb

To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. transitive verb

To make peace. transitive verb

To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath verb

To encase something with a protective covering verb

Plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh verb

Cover with a protective sheathing verb

Enclose with a sheath verb

To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

To encase (something) with a protective covering.

Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.

To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.

To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)

To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.

To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sheathe

The word "sheathe" in example sentences

He slipped the sword sheathe back into his sash and took out the gun. ❋ Hambly, Barbara (1988)

Caris slipped his sword sheathe from its sash, holding it loosely in his left hand, his right held ready at his side. ❋ Hambly, Barbara (1988)

Her small hand seized the end of his sword sheathe, checking him. ❋ Hambly, Barbara (1988)

My footclaws sheathe in and slide out over and over again as I think. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That way, Paul, Araucaria and their cohorts will sheathe their claws and go back to being pussycats! ❋ Unknown (2011)

A guttural sound broke from his chest when he felt her sheathe tugging him deeper, its slick clench undeniable. ❋ Kresley Cole (2011)

A tall slender woman in a dove gray one-shouldered sheathe dress stood up from a table in the house. ❋ Linda Robertson (2011)

In an era of technological advances, it would seem engineers could design a keyboard resistant to the detritus that begins to collect between keys, that unholy sheathe of dust and dead skin particles collecting at the base of my “P.” ❋ Karen Eileen Sikola (2011)

A fantastic result would be for Rand to sheathe the sword to take out Jaime, and both end up dead on the battlefield. ❋ Grrm (2010)

He is confident that a few days of favorable weather will enable workmen to sheathe the just-completed dome. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We should realise that we are not infallible and sheathe our sword even when it seems to be the most appropriate response. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She tried to sheathe her Lightblade in order to use both hands to climb the dune. ❋ Seressia Glass (2010)

She pushed on Chetri's arm until it lowered and he stepped back to sheathe his blade. ❋ Victoria Janssen (2010)

Is he entitled to a warning that the sword with which he has been playing, and is about to unsuccessfully attempt to sheathe, might be sharp? ❋ Unknown (2010)

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