All shroud synonyms
shroud
S s noun shroud
- occultation β Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.
- drapery β coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- fig leaf β the leaf of a fig tree.
- obscuration β the act of obscuring.
verb shroud
- dissemble β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- overcloud β to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
- greyed β Simple past tense and past participle of grey.
- curtained β A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- mantling β a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- enwrap β Wrap; envelop.
- greying β Present participle of grey.
- enshroud β Envelop completely and hide from view.
- overclouded β Simple past tense and past participle of overcloud.
- graying β of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- befog β to surround with fog
- layered β a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- hazing β an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- hide out β British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- curtaining β Present participle of curtain.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- blot out β If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- layering β a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
- cinched β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- bundle up β If you bundle up a mass of things, you make them into a bundle by gathering or tying them together.
- housed β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- lock out β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- gift-wrap β to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- enfold β Surround; envelop.
- antiqued β An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.