Shroud
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet. That which covers or shelters like a shroud. A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt. The branching top of a tree; foliage. A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways. One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cover with a shroud. To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
Example sentence: The Creator, in taking infinite pains to shroud with mystery His presence in every atom of creation, could have had but one motive - a sensitive desire that men seek Him only through free will.
Cover
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A lid.The hiding from view.The front and back of a book or magazine.The top sheet of a bed.A cover charge.A setting at a restaurant table.A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30 forward of square; a fielder in this position.A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.In commercial law, a buyer's purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place something over or upon to conceal or protect.To feature, discuss, or mention.To provide enough money for.To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing.To provide insurance coverage for.to copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
Example sentence: Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.