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 The research team says future versions may use adjustable sheaths or elastic materials to fit a wider range of bodies. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheaths
  1. coverings
  2. casings
  3. housings
  4. cases
  5. jackets
  6. shells
  7. covers
Noun
  • The grants help pay for home improvements like upgrading roof coverings, retrofitting doors and windows, and reinforcing connections between walls and roofs.
    — Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This includes no photography or cell phone use, as well as the removal of facial coverings and hats.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of coverings
Noun
  • Delicate electronics, fragile calibration tools or volatile medical supplies may require specialized qualification or shock-absorbing casings to withstand these forces.
    — Euihyeon Choi, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Xavier’s pistol cast 9-mm cartridge casings into a flower bed and around a trailer parked at the curb as the father tried to evade being shot by his son in midafternoon, in the open in front of four landscapers.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of casings
Noun
  • To scale up capacity, operators simply add more cells to the stack, and no need to redesign heavy mechanical housings.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There is zero mechanical connection to anything outside their respective housings.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Definition of housings
Noun
  • As artificial intelligence revolutionizes how tasks are completed, many people are pleading their cases for why their jobs are important.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Guardian identified at least 33 cases of people vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cases
Noun
  • Men are ditching their jackets and campaign brochures serve as makeshift fans.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Audiences wanted Maverick’s G-1, and the brand was already offering jackets with the same military roots and far more personality than most versions on the market.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of jackets
Noun
  • Video from inside the school shows students seeking shelter beneath tables in a classroom, tables overturned and stacked, and bullet shells on the floor.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, the shells were usually made from resin composite or a thicker, more opaque porcelain material than what dentists have access to today.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • And if the sheets are sorted but the rest of the bed could use some attention, our guides to the best duvet covers and quilts can help there too.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Vogue's 2026 September issue is a nostalgic nod to one of its beloved covers of the past.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of covers

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