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- [shee-th ing]
- /ˈʃi ðɪŋ/
- /ʃiːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shee-th ing]
- /ˈʃi ðɪŋ/
Definitions of sheathing word
- noun sheathing the act of a person who sheathes. 1
- noun sheathing something that sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of metal plates on a ship's bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc. 1
- noun sheathing material for forming any such covering. 1
- noun plural sheathing a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 1
- noun plural sheathing any similar close-fitting covering or case. 1
- noun plural sheathing a condom. 1
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Origin of sheathing
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; sheathe + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Sheathing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sheathing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sheathing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sheathing
noun sheathing
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- carapace — A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
- cutes — attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
- cutis — the vertebrate skin, including both of its layers, the dermis and the epidermis
- derma — beef or fowl intestine used as a casing for certain dishes, esp kishke
noun, verb sheathing
- hulled — retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull: hulled wheat.
- hulling — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- husking — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
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