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shroud vs wrap

wrap vs shroud

shroud and wrap both are nouns.

shroud and wrap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shroud Yes No Yes No
wrap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wrap is a hypernym of shroud; that is, wrap is a word with a broader meaning than shroud:
  • shroud: wrap in a shroud
  • wrap: arrange or fold as a cover or protection
Other hypernyms of shroud include wrap up.
As verbs, wrap is a hypernym of shroud; that is, wrap is a word with a broader meaning than shroud:
  • shroud: cover as if with a shroud
  • wrap: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Other hypernyms of shroud include enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap.
shroud (noun) wrap (noun)
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
shroud (verb) wrap (verb)
wrap in a shroud arrange or fold as a cover or protection
cover as if with a shroud enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
form a cover like a shroud arrange or coil around
crash into so as to coil around
Difference between shroud and wrap

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