shroud


shroud - noun

  • a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
  • (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
  • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

    • shroud - verb

    • cover as if with a shroud
    • form a cover like a shroud
    • wrap in a shroud

    shroud - thesaurus

    cerement   cover   enshroud   hide   mainsheet   pall   sheet   tack  


    View spelling list ou words - set 1 and learn about the word shroud in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 15. Spelling choices for /ou/ sound: ou, ow.

    Scrabble score for shroud

    s is 1 h is 4 r is 1 o is 1 u is 1 d is 2
    Scrabble score = 10

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