shroud shroud /ˈʃraʊd/

noun

1. Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped  ( cerement , pall , shroud , winding-clothes , winding-sheet )
   burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
   
   
2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind  ( mainsheet , sheet , shroud , tack , weather sheet )
   (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
    The sailor adjusted the sheet to catch more wind and increase the boat's speed
   The sailor adjusted the sheet to catch more wind and increase the boat's speed
   
3. A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute  ( shroud )
   a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
   

verb

1. () Cover as if with a shroud  ( cover , enshroud , hide , shroud )
   cover as if with a shroud
    The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
   The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
   
2. Wrap in a shroud  ( shroud )
   wrap in a shroud
    Shroud the corpses
   shroud the corpses
   
3. Form a cover like a shroud  ( shroud )
   form a cover like a shroud
    Mist shrouded the castle
   Mist shrouded the castle
   

 web-toed salamander web-toed salamander /wɛb toʊd ˈsæləˌmændər/

noun

1. Any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces  ( web-toed salamander )
   any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces
   
   

 noncom noncom /ˈnɒnkɒm/

noun

1. () (military) a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel  ( enlisted officer , noncommissioned officer , noncom )
   (military) a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
   
   

 hard hat hard hat /hɑrd hæt/

noun

1. A lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers  ( hard hat , safety hat , tin hat )
   a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
    The construction worker wears a hard hat to protect their head while working on the construction site
   The construction worker wears a hard hat to protect their head while working on the construction site
   
   
2. A worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.  ( construction worker , hard hat )
   a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.