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Synonyms for sheath

Most common

cover casing cocktail dress vagina

All synonyms

Noun

1. Casing — anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide

case, casing, cover, envelope, covering

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.

Forms

Plural
sheaths → cases, casings, covers, envelopes…

Example sentences

  • cover What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?
  • casing The casing of the traditional dagger is made of leather.
  • vagina The vagina meets the external organs at the vulva.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sheathsteady
coversteady
casingfalling
vaginarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
case1
5 letters
cover2
6 letters
vagina3, casing2
8 letters
covering3, envelope3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gaine
Italiano
guaina
Deutsch
Scheide
Català
funda