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View usage for: (gɜːʳdəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense girdles, present participle girdling, past tense, past participle girdled1. countable nounA girdle is a piece of underwear that fits tightly around the stomach and hips. Synonyms: belt, band, fillet, sash More Synonyms of girdle 2. verbIf one thing girdles another, it surrounds it. [literary] Weather satellites have observed a ring of volcanic ash girdling the earth. [VERB noun] The old town centre is girdled by a boulevard lined with trees. [be V-ed by/with n] Synonyms: surround, ring, bound, enclose More Synonyms of girdle girdle in British English 1 (ˈɡɜːdəl) noun1. a woman's elastic corset covering the waist to the thigh 2. anything that surrounds or encircles 4. jewellery the outer edge of a gem 5. anatomy any encircling structure or part pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle 6. the mark left on a tree trunk after the removal of a ring of bark verb (transitive)7. to put a girdle on or around 8. to surround or encircle 9. to remove a ring of bark from (a tree or branch), thus causing it to die Derived forms girdle-like (ˈgirdle-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English gyrdel, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse gyrthill, Old Frisian gerdel, Old High German gurtila; see gird1girdle in British English 2 (ˈɡɜːdəl) noun Scottish and Northern England dialect another word for griddle girdle in American English (ˈgɜrdəl) noun1. Archaic a belt or sash for the waist 2. anything that surrounds or encircles 3. US a woman's elasticized undergarment for supporting or molding the waist and hips 5. US a ring made by removing bark around the trunk of a tree, so as to kill it 6. Anatomy a bony arch or encircling structure supporting the limbs the pelvic girdle verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgirdled or ˈgirdling7. to surround or bind, as with a girdle 9. US to remove a ring of bark from (a tree) as by cutting or chewing Word origin ME girdil < OE gyrdel < base of gyrdan (see gird 1): akin to Ger gürtelExamples of 'girdle' in a sentencegirdle Word lists withgirdle underwear All related terms of 'girdle'Definition a woman's elastic corset that covers the stomach and hips These muscles hold in the waist like an invisible girdle. Synonyms fillet waistband cummerbund cincture Definition to surround The old town centre is girdled by a boulevard lined with trees. Synonyms hem fence in environ engird enwreath Additional synonymsbands of natural vegetation between strips of crops Definition to form a boundary of the trees that bounded the car park Synonyms surround, confine, enclose, terminate, encircle, circumscribe, hem in, demarcate, delimitDefinition to form a circle round A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. Synonyms surround, ring, circle, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, enfold, environ, gird in, begird (poetic), enwreath - gingerly
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Additional synonymsDefinition to surround completely The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence. Synonyms surround, cover, circle, bound, wrap, fence, pound, pen, hedge, confine, close in, encompass, wall in, encircle, encase, fence in, impound, circumscribe, hem in, shut in, environDefinition to enclose within a circle Egypt is encompassed by the Mediterranean, Sudan, the Red Sea and Libya. Synonyms surround, circle, enclose, close in, envelop, encircle, fence in, ring, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, shut in, environ, enwreath Synonyms surround, ring, invest (rare), enclose, encompass, besiege, hem, beset, envelop, encircle, gird, engird a proposal to gird the river with a series of small hydroelectric dams Synonyms surround, ring, pen, enclose, encompass, encircle, hem in, enfold, environ, engird Definition to put a ring round The area is ringed by troops. Synonyms encircle, surround, enclose, encompass, seal off, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, girdDefinition a long piece of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, usually as a symbol of rank She wore a white dress with a thin blue sash. Synonyms belt, girdle, waistband, cummerbund |