sheaths

noun

plural of sheath
as in coverings
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it he removed his knife from its sheath and started to whittle

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Recent Examples of sheaths To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026 These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Production quirks like volume and pitch changes, multiple beat switches, brash sonic redirections punctuated by everything from samples of glass shattering to synth stabs puncturing through sheaths of filters, make for a kind of chaotic symphony that feels deliriously of the moment. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 Place your knives in a knife block or knife box (many steak knife sets come with these), or protect them with sheaths before placing them in a drawer. — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026 Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another. — Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Taylor, then with her fourth husband Richard Burton, wanted to ditch her formal '50s style of long skirts and tasteful sheaths. — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheaths
  1. coverings
  2. casings
  3. housings
  4. cases
  5. jackets
  6. shells
  7. covers
Noun
  • Why cloth and surgical masks aren't enough Basic cloth face coverings, scarves and many disposable surgical masks are not designed to filter the tiny particles found in wildfire smoke, according to IQAir.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of coverings
Noun
  • Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Prawn and black truffle dumplings are a joy, the shimmering black casings colored with charcoal powder and stuffed with toothsome shrimp.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of casings
Noun
  • There is zero mechanical connection to anything outside their respective housings.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
  • From headlight housings and door trim to bumpers and exhaust tips, the polish doesn’t just work on chrome but also steel, copper, aluminum and brass.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of housings
Noun
  • The Justice Department office that handles immigration courts said in a statement that judges were adjusting their schedules to resolve cases more quickly, while making sure all cases get handled fairly and lawfully.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • More than 100 residents of the community attended to hear the candidates make their cases.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cases
Noun
  • The influence and emblem of basketball was everywhere, whether through stitched motifs, graphic details, or the written across letterman jackets, cargo pants, and t-shirts.
    — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • As for her companion, the Kens of the collection adhere to a typical gala dress code in their red satin jackets, collared shirts, shiny dress shoes, and bow ties.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of jackets
Noun
  • Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • When mixtures of rare earth elements were introduced into the layered manganese oxide, the heavier elements—with their smaller hydration shells—fit more comfortably inside the narrow channels and bound tightly to the material.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • My Morning Jacket has released several records since then, including the 2025 LP Is, and the LP that came out last May, Peacelands, which contains a mix of acoustic covers and original protest songs.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
  • At the end of last year, when Google took the covers off of a bunch of new Nest devices, the search giant also revealed a partnership with Walmart that will see Gemini for Home hitting the budget-friendly Onn range.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of covers

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