SHROUD
Scrabble letter values: S1H4R1O1U1D2 = 10
Definition
- verb cover as if with a shroud. — synonyms: enshroud, hide, cover
- verb form a cover like a shroud.
- verb wrap in a shroud.
- noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute.
- noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind. — synonyms: sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather_sheet
- noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped. — synonyms: pall, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
Examples
- “The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”
- “Mist shrouded the castle”
- “shroud the corpses”