sheath
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
Types & categories
- protective covering hypernym
- aglet hyponym
- cot hyponym
- holster hyponym
- scabbard hyponym
Sense 2 noun
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Types & categories
- covering hypernym
- theca hyponym
- lorica hyponym
- medullary sheath hyponym
- neurolemma hyponym
- husk hyponym
Related & opposite
- encase derivation
Sense 3 noun
a dress suitable for formal occasions
Types & categories
- dress hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | protective covering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aglet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | holster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scabbard |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | encase |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | theca |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lorica |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | medullary sheath |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | neurolemma |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | husk |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dress |