sheath

Speech parts

1. sheath - Noun

2. sheath - Verb

Meaning

A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.

The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.

One of the elytra of an insect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

case cocktail dress johnny hull film coat dress jacket husk caddy lamina bushing cover skin housing
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Antonyms

surface tool risk interior bare hazard
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Hypernyms

dress frock cover protection covering protective covering

Hyponyms

jacket husk scabbard cot holster neurilemma

Phrases with the word

sheath-tailed bat sheath-tailed mouse tubular medullary sheath peripheral nerve sheath tumor thoracic sheath disorder of the tendon sheath

Examples

According to police, at the time of the arrest, the man had three throwing knives concealed in a sheath around his ankle. Source: Internet

A membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath. Source: Internet

As a result, chloroplasts in C 4 mesophyll cells and bundle sheath cells are specialized for each stage of photosynthesis. Source: Internet

Because the job of bundle sheath chloroplasts is to carry out the Calvin cycle and make sugar, they often contain large starch grains. Source: Internet

Aramid rope must be shielded with a sheath of thermoplastic if it is to retain its strength. Source: Internet

Cross section of a myelinated axon 1. Axon 2. Nucleus of Schwann Cell 3. Schwann Cell 4. Myelin Sheath 5. Neurilemma The main purpose of a myelin layer (or sheath) is to increase the speed at which impulses propagate along the myelinated fiber. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sheat-fish sheatfish sheatfishes sheath cake sheath dress sheath knife