Sheath vs. Sheathe
Sheathnoun
A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
Sheathnoun
Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
Sheathnoun
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
Sheathnoun
A tight-fitting dress.
Sheathnoun
(British) A condom.
Sheathnoun
The foreskin of certain animals, e.g. dogs and horses.
Sheathnoun
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
Sheathnoun
One of the elytra of an insect.
Sheathverb
To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
Sheathnoun
A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
Sheathnoun
Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
Sheathnoun
a protective covering for a knife or sword
Sheathnoun
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Sheathnoun
a dress suitable for formal occasions
Sheathnoun
a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Sheathnoun
a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another
Sheathnoun
a protective covering around an electric cable.
Sheathnoun
a woman's close-fitting dress.
Sheathnoun
a condom.
Sheatheverb
To put something, such as a knife, into a sheath.
Sheatheverb
To encase something with a protective covering.
Sheatheverb
To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
Sheatheverb
To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
Sheatheverb
To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
Sheatheverb
To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
Sheatheverb
cover with a protective sheathing;
Sheatheverb
enclose with a sheath;
Sheatheverb
plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
Sheatheverb
put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath
Sheatheverb
encase (something) in a close-fitting or protective covering
