Clues for the word "SHEATH"
We've had 57 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 135 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 13, 2026.
Definition of sheath
- n. - A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
- n. - Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
- n. - The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
- n. - One of the elytra of an insect.
Referring Clues
- Close-fitting dress
- Knife holder
- Sword holder
- Dagger case
- Case
- Sword's covering
- Protective case
- Saber case, e.g.
- Saber casing
- Sword case
- You might stick a dagger into one
- Scabbard
- Blade cover
- Knife cover
- Unbelted dress
- Stick in a case
- Dress- tight fitting
- Where to bury the hatchet?
- Tight dress
- Sword cover
- Sword's place
- Safe place for a knife
- Blade holder
- Epee protector
- Holster cousin
- Tight-fitting dress
- Sword go-with
- Cover
- Place for a sword
- Blade case
- Has the wrong case
- Sword covering
- The woman who got the hat squashed by a case
- See Moor's scabbard
- Outlandish hat he's shown and dress for dame
- Protective cover
- Covering for blade
- A case of silence stifling passion
- Female with new hat and close-fitting dress
- Saber's cover
- Don't talk about temperature - take cover
- Doctor has the contraceptive
- Protection for small area with scrubby vegetation
- Female ordered hat and close-fitting dress
- Dagger holder
- "Hates Crooks," a hard cover
- Hot and bothered, hates carrying the case
- The lady at the hotel, with the case
- Case for a sword
- The case is a female, at hospital
- In that case mum has the heat switched on
- Place to store a weapon
- "The Heat's off" has a hard cover
- Saya, for a katana
- Sword's sleeve
- Place to stick the knife in
- Form-fitting dress
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 13, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 19, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 11, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 26, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 10, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 10, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 25, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 15, 2024
- LA Times - November 15, 2024
- USA Today - October 12, 2024
- LA Times - September 07, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 05, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 21, 2024
- LA Times - June 28, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 12, 2024
- New York Times - June 08, 2024
- Mirror Daily - May 25, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 08, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 26, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 05, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 29, 2023
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