Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 28 compound words that contain sheath. The most common are listed below. Open sheath in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- myelin sheathAn envelope of myelin that surrounds nerve fibres.
- sheath knifeA knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt).
- leaf sheathA structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.
- sheath knivesplural of sheath knife: A knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt).
- root sheathThe coleorhiza.
- sheath dressA long close-fitting dress or skirt, often with a slit or pleat on one side. It is longer than a cocktail dress and falls around the knees or lower thighs.
- femoral sheathThe funnel-shaped downward extension of the abdominal fascia within which the femoral artery and femoral vein pass between the abdomen and the thigh.
- penile sheathA device fitted over the penis that is connected to a drainage bag, used to assist with urinary incontinence.
- sheath-tailed batMany bats of the family Emballonuridae.
- sheath-tailed mouseA mouse, Mus fragilicauda
- medullary sheathA thin layer surrounding the pith.
- sheath cakeAlternative form of sheet cake: A simple, flat, rectangular cake, often vanilla or sometimes chocolate.
- sheath cakesplural of sheath cake: A simple, flat, rectangular cake, often vanilla or sometimes chocolate.
- sheath dressesplural of sheath dress: A long close-fitting dress or skirt, often with a slit or pleat on one side. It is longer than a cocktail dress and falls around the knees or lower thighs.
- sheath-tail batAlternative form of sheath-tailed bat: Many bats of the family Emballonuridae.
- sheath-tail batsplural of sheath-tail bat: Many bats of the family Emballonuridae.
- sheath-tailed batsplural of sheath-tailed bat: Many bats of the family Emballonuridae.
- sheath-tailed miceplural of sheath-tailed mouse: A mouse, Mus fragilicauda
- Schwann's sheathThe neurilemma.
- rice sheath miteSteneotarsonemus spinki
Compound words 28
- sheathbillEither of two species of scavenging birds in the genus Chionis which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands.
- presheathA region in advance of a sheath
- sheathyForming or resembling a sheath or case.
- astrosheathThe stellar equivalent of the heliosheath
- exsheathTo remove from a sheath
- exsheathmentRemoval of (or from) a sheath
- rhizosheathThe coating that surrounds a rhizome
- sheathlessWithout a sheath.
- sheathlikeResembling or characteristic of a sheath.
- sheathotomyincision into the sheath of a vessel