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- [shroud]
- /ʃraʊd/
- /ʃraʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shroud]
- /ʃraʊd/
Definitions of shroud word
- noun shroud a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 1
- noun shroud something that covers or conceals like a garment: a shroud of rain. 1
- noun shroud Nautical. any of a number of taut ropes or wires converging from both sides on the head of a lower or upper mast of the outer end of a bowsprit to steady it against lateral sway: a part of the standing rigging. 1
- noun shroud Also called shroud line. Aeronautics. any of a number of suspension cords of a parachute attaching the load to the canopy. 1
- noun shroud Also called shrouding. Machinery. (on a nonmetallic gear) an extended metal rim enclosing the ends of the teeth on either side. (on a water wheel) one of two rings of boards or plates enclosing the buckets at their ends. 1
- noun shroud Rocketry. a cone-shaped shield that protects the payload of a launch vehicle. 1
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Origin of shroud
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English scrūd; cognate with Old Norse skrūth; akin to shred; (v.) Middle English shrouden, derivative of the noun; replacing Middle English shriden, Old English scrȳdan, derivative of scrūd
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Parts of speech for Shroud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shroud popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shroud usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shroud
verb shroud
noun shroud
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- divider — a person or thing that divides.
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