Defenition of the word shroud
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Defenition of the word shroud
- something in which a corpse is wrapped
- a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- wrap in a shroud; of corpses
- form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
- cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"
- wrap in a shroud
- cover as if with a shroud
- form a cover like a shroud
Synonyms for the word shroud
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- blanket
- burial garment
- cerecloth
- cerement
- cloak
- cover
- covering
- defence
- enshroud
- envelope
- hide
- mainsheet
- mantle
- pall
- screen
- sheet
- swathe
- tack
- veil
- weather sheet
- winding sheet
- winding-clothes
- winding-sheet
- wrap
Similar words in the shroud
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- shroud
- shroud's
- shrouded
- shrouding
- shrouds
Meronymys for the word shroud
Hyponyms for the word shroud
Hypernyms for the word shroud
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- burial garment
- cover
- enclose
- enfold
- envelop
- enwrap
- line
- spread over
- wrap
- wrap up
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