SHROUD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SHROUD?

Need another word that means the same as “shroud”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “shroud” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Shroud” are: mainsheet, sheet, tack, weather sheet, cerement, pall, winding-clothes, winding-sheet, winding sheet, grave clothes, burial clothes, cerements, chrisom, covering, cover, cloak, mask, mantle, blanket, layer, overlay, envelope, cloud, veil, screen, curtain, canopy, enshroud, hide, envelop, swathe, wrap, conceal, disguise, obscure, surround, clothe

Shroud as a Noun

Definitions of "Shroud" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shroud” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A set of ropes forming part of the standing rigging of a sailing boat and supporting the mast or topmast.
• A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
• Each of the lines joining the canopy of a parachute to the harness.
• A line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.
• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.
• A thing that envelops or obscures something.
• A protective casing or cover.
• Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
• A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute.

Synonyms of "Shroud" as a noun (27 Words)

blanket	Anything that covers. A dense grey blanket of cloud.
burial clothes	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
canopy	A projection or shelter that resembles a roof. A romantic four poster bed complete with drapes and a canopy.
cerement	Waxed cloth for wrapping a corpse.
cerements	Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
chrisom	A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam.
cloak	A cloakroom. Preparations had taken place under a cloak of secrecy.
cloud	Out of touch with reality. The dark clouds of a major recession.
cover	A false identity and background especially one created for an undercover agent. He was worried that their cover was blown.
covering	The act of protecting something by covering it. Under a covering of dust.
curtain	A raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene. A curtain of trees.
envelope	Any wrapper or covering. The spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet.
grave clothes	Death of a person.
layer	A shoot fastened down to take root while attached to the parent plant. A simile has at least two layers of meaning.
mainsheet	A sheet used for controlling and trimming the mainsail of a sailing boat.
mantle	The part of another planetary body corresponding to the earth s mantle. The second son has now assumed his father s mantle.
mask	A masked person. This exfoliating mask helps clear your pores and leaves your skin feeling soft and healthy.
overlay	A block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process. A durable cost effective floor overlay.
pall	A Y shaped charge representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium. A pall of black smoke hung over the quarry.
screen	The data or images displayed on a computer screen. She s a star of the track as well as the screen.
sheet	A quantity of text or other information contained on a sheet of paper. The small pipe has been formed from a flat sheet of bronze.
tack	Nautical the act of changing tack. It s a shame to see a yacht drop her sails and start the diesel just because she has to make a few short tacks.
veil	A membrane that is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development either universal veil enclosing the whole fruiting body or partial veil joining the edges of the cap to the stalk. A white bridal veil.
weather sheet	The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.
winding sheet	The act of winding or twisting.
winding-clothes	Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
winding-sheet	Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.

Usage Examples of "Shroud" as a noun

• The trigger shroud prevents snagging on clothing.
• A shroud of mist.
• They operate behind a shroud of secrecy.
• He was buried in a linen shroud.

Shroud as a Verb

Definitions of "Shroud" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shroud” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cover as if with a shroud.
• Wrap in a shroud.
• Form a cover like a shroud.
• Cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
• Wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.

Synonyms of "Shroud" as a verb (20 Words)

blanket	Form a blanket like cover over. Snow blanketed the fields.
cloak	Cover with or as if with a cloak. She cloaked her embarrassment by rushing into speech.
clothe	Provide with clothes or put clothes on. Luxuriant tropical forests clothed the islands.
cloud	Billow up in the form of a cloud. Their faces were clouded with sadness.
conceal	Prevent from being seen or discovered. She conceals her anger well.
cover	Form a cover over. The period covered the turn of the century.
curtain	Provide with a curtain or curtains. Is it OK if we only curtain the lower windows.
disguise	Conceal the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation. We took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals.
enshroud	Envelop completely and hide from view. Heavy grey clouds enshrouded the city.
envelop	(of troops) surround (an enemy force. Fog enveloped the house.
hide	Prevent (someone or something) from being seen. Companies with poor security can hide behind the law.
mantle	Spread over a surface like a mantle. Heavy mists mantled the forested slopes.
mask	Cover the face with a mask. Brandy did not completely mask the bitter taste.
obscure	Make obscure or unclear. The distinction was obscured.
overlay	Kill by lying on. A third screen which will overlay the others.
screen	Pass a substance such as grain or coal through a large sieve or screen especially so as to sort it into different sizes. Screen a film.
surround	Surround with a wall in order to fortify. The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens.
swathe	Wrap in swaddling clothes.
veil	Cover with a veil. A veiled threat.
wrap	(of a word or unit of text) be carried over automatically as the margin is reached. The candles are wrapped in tissue paper.

Usage Examples of "Shroud" as a verb

• Mountains shrouded by cloud.
• The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery.
• The mystery which shrouds the origins of the universe.
• Mist shrouded the castle.
• The body was washed and shrouded.
• Shroud the corpses.

Associations of "Shroud" (30 Words)

aluminum	A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
blanket	Form a blanket like cover over. The countryside was blanketed in snow.
box	Put into a box. A cigarette box.
canopy	Cover or provide with a canopy. Woolly monkeys spend hours every day sitting high in the canopy.
cardboard	A stiff moderately thick paper. With its superficial cardboard characters the novel was typical of her work.
clamshell	Something such as a mobile phone with hinged parts that open and shut like a clamshell. A clamshell cellular phone.
comprise	Make up or constitute (a whole. A totally new idea is comprised in this paper.
confine	Restrict or confine. He was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu.
convolve	Curl, wind, or twist together.
cover	The protective covering on the front back and spine of a book. The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day.
encase	Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround. My feet were encased in mud.
encircle	Form or draw a circle around. The town is encircled by fortified walls.
enclose	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. Darkness enclosed him.
encompass	Include comprehensively. This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds.
engulf	Eat or swallow (something) whole. The cafe was engulfed in flames.
envelop	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. A figure enveloped in a black cloak.
environ	Surround; enclose. The stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.
foil	Cover or back with foil. Their rivals were foiled by the weather.
hermetically	In a way that is insulated or protected from outside influences. Hermetically sealed windows help to keep out cold air.
packaging	A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution. They specialized in food packaging.
sheathe	Put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. When lion cubs strike out at one another they keep their claws sheathed.
sheet	Come down as if in sheets. Sheet the body.
subsume	Include or absorb (something) in something else. Most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories.
surround	The area encircling something surroundings. The forest surrounds my property.
swathe	Wrap in swaddling clothes. Vast swathes of countryside.
twine	Arrange or or coil around. The plant will twine round its support.
unopened	Not opened. Unopened Christmas presents.
wrap	Paper or soft material used for wrapping. Beach wraps.
wrapper	The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped. A sweet wrapper.
wrapping	An enveloping bandage. She took the cellophane wrapping off the box.