Definition of
shroud has definitions from the fields of clothing,nautical
1
[ verb ] cover as if with a shroud

Synonyms

hide cover enshroud

Examples

"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

They were all completely shrouded .

Related terms

envelop pall

2
[ noun ] (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Synonyms

tack mainsheet weather_sheet sheet

Related terms

line futtock_shroud ship seafaring

3
[ verb ] wrap in a shroud; of corpses

Related terms

wrap pall

4
[ noun ] a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

Related terms

line parachute

5
[ verb ] form a cover like a shroud

Examples

"Mist shrouded the castle"

Related terms

cover pall

6
[ noun ] (clothing) burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Synonyms

winding-clothes cerement winding-sheet pall

Related terms

burial_garment pall

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Rhymes with

enshroud crowd proud overcrowd

Phonetic and Homophones

SH R AW1 D

Similar Spelling

Sherrod sherd shard sherwood Shrout shared share-out Sharda short shirt shred Shorty Shortt shirty

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