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— English words —

• sheathe v. (Transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
• sheathe v. (Transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.
• sheathe v. (Transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
• sheathe v. (Transitive, dated or literary, poetic, figuratively) To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw…
• sheathe v. (Transitive, obsolete or rare, figuratively) To abandon or cease (Animosity, etc.).
• sheathe v. (Transitive, obsolete) To provide (A sword, etc.) with a sheath.
• sheathe v. (Transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (A drug, a poison, etc.).

— English words, defined in French —

• sheathe v. Engainer.
• sheathe v. Rengainer.

49 English words from 7 English definitions

abandon animal Animosity a␣sharp back body body␣part cease claw claws covering dated draw draw␣back drug effect encase etc figuratively harsh into knife like literary medicine object obsolete Of␣an painful part paw poetic poison protective provide put rare relieve retract sharp sheath something such such␣as sword the thrust Transitive with

2 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Engainer Rengainer

12 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sheathed sheather Sheather sheathes sheathers Sheathers sheathest sheatheth sheathedst sheathed␣cable sheathed␣cables sheathe␣the␣sword

14 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

desheathed ensheathed ensheathes exsheathed insheathed insheathes resheathed resheathes unsheathed unsheathes dissheathed dissheathes missheathed nonsheathed

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ensheathe insheathe resheathe unsheathe dissheathe

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ATH eat eath hea HEA hea' heat HEAT heath Heath she She SHE s/he she- (s)he shea Shea sheat sheath the the-

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ehs EHS EH&S

21 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

cheetahs desheath ensheath exsheath hadeeths hashtree hash␣tree healthes heathens Heathens heathers Heathers resheath sea-heath sea␣heath sheareth sheathed sheather Sheather sheathes the␣Ashes

7 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

easeth hatees heaths saheeh Seetha sheath Sheeah

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

sheaths sheathy

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

sheath

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