encased
Use Encased in a sentence
verb (used with object), en·cased, en·cas·ing.
to enclose in or as in a case: We encased the ancient vase in glass to preserve it.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to place or enclose in or as if in a case | |
| incase or incase | |
| —vb | |
| en'casement or incase | |
| —n | |
| in'casement or incase | |
| —n | |
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Encased
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Example sentences
The prostate gland is roughly the size and shape of a walnut, and encased in a fibrous sheath called the capsule.
We are, to the closest approximation, thriving communities of bacteria encased in a human shell.
Hemoglobin is able to work in the body because it's encased in red blood cells.
Pack behind outlets around pipes, ducts, and services encased in walls.
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