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Definition of girth in English: girthnoun ɡəːθɡərθ 1mass noun The measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist. an ivy-clad tree of immense girth count noun a pike with a girth of 24 inches Example sentencesExamples - Prior to testing, we weighed each dog and measured its girth just behind the front legs.
- Can you imagine the immense girth of a fish like that?
- When measuring girth, at 4 1/2 feet above the ground, make sure your tape is perpendicular to the axis of the trunk.
- The snorers had a significantly higher weight, BMI, neck girth, waist girth, and hip girth as compared with nonsnorers.
- But coach Gregg Williams prefers quickness over excess girth in the middle of his defense.
- She was a somewhat plain woman, her former slenderness surrendering gracefully to the greater girth of middle age and childbearing.
- Neck, waist, and hip girth, skinfold thickness, and fasting serum levels of lipids, glucose, insulin, and leptin were compared between these two groups.
- His immense height and girth made him seem like a bull, enraged and ready to charge.
- Neck circumference and waist and hip girth were measured using a tape measure.
- Waist and hip girths were measured standing, at the level of the umbilicus and the level of maximal gluteal protrusion, respectively.
- Tree species, numbers, individual girth or height of trees and plants, their arrangement within the space, and area of the space were all recorded.
- A limited physical examination was performed in which the height, weight, neck, waist and hip girth, and blood pressure were measured.
- His height nearly matched his girth, and the gold ornamentation continued from waist down, with his belt and even his boot buckles being made of the precious metal.
- Drew dropped into an en garde stance and beckoned for the other combatant - a big man who was nearly three times Drew's size in height and girth - to come on.
- The female figure is decidedly larger in stature than her male counterpart, both in height and in girth.
- Adam is 45 feet tall and measures 10 feet 7 inches in girth.
- The Count was a man of immense girth, but he was nothing compared to his younger brother.
- Capped above and lighted around, the tree grew in girth, but not height.
- The trees overshot their expected height and girth, and have now begun to outlive their lifespan.
- Measuring ten metres in girth, weighing 23 tons and knocking on a bit at about 800 years old, the tree is an impressive - if ungainly - sight.
Synonyms circumference, width, perimeter size, bulk, measure - 1.1 A person's waist or stomach, especially when large.
he tied the knotted towels around his girth Example sentencesExamples - No doubt contributing to her girth was the circumstance of having borne her royal lover six children.
- I look tiny compared to the immense girth that I am now sporting.
Synonyms stomach, midriff, middle, abdomen, belly, gut informal tummy, tum
2A band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in place. Example sentencesExamples - Walking over to the side, I unhooked the girth and slid the saddle off, putting it on the outer fence.
- Put the saddle on the horse, but don't tighten the girth too much right away.
- So even if the girth gives, the saddle will stay on the horse's back.
- Leading him to a tree and commanding him to halt she hefted the saddle on and fastened the girth.
- She unlinked his saddle and threw the girth over it.
verb ɡəːθɡərθ [with object]archaic Surround; encircle. the four seas that girth Britain
Origin Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from Old Norse gjǫrth. Rhymes berth, birth, dearth, earth, firth, mirth, Perth, worth Definition of girth in US English: girthnounɡərθɡərTH 1The measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist. Example sentencesExamples - Measuring ten metres in girth, weighing 23 tons and knocking on a bit at about 800 years old, the tree is an impressive - if ungainly - sight.
- Tree species, numbers, individual girth or height of trees and plants, their arrangement within the space, and area of the space were all recorded.
- The snorers had a significantly higher weight, BMI, neck girth, waist girth, and hip girth as compared with nonsnorers.
- When measuring girth, at 4 1/2 feet above the ground, make sure your tape is perpendicular to the axis of the trunk.
- Neck circumference and waist and hip girth were measured using a tape measure.
- Can you imagine the immense girth of a fish like that?
- But coach Gregg Williams prefers quickness over excess girth in the middle of his defense.
- Drew dropped into an en garde stance and beckoned for the other combatant - a big man who was nearly three times Drew's size in height and girth - to come on.
- Waist and hip girths were measured standing, at the level of the umbilicus and the level of maximal gluteal protrusion, respectively.
- The female figure is decidedly larger in stature than her male counterpart, both in height and in girth.
- His immense height and girth made him seem like a bull, enraged and ready to charge.
- She was a somewhat plain woman, her former slenderness surrendering gracefully to the greater girth of middle age and childbearing.
- The trees overshot their expected height and girth, and have now begun to outlive their lifespan.
- A limited physical examination was performed in which the height, weight, neck, waist and hip girth, and blood pressure were measured.
- Neck, waist, and hip girth, skinfold thickness, and fasting serum levels of lipids, glucose, insulin, and leptin were compared between these two groups.
- Capped above and lighted around, the tree grew in girth, but not height.
- Prior to testing, we weighed each dog and measured its girth just behind the front legs.
- The Count was a man of immense girth, but he was nothing compared to his younger brother.
- His height nearly matched his girth, and the gold ornamentation continued from waist down, with his belt and even his boot buckles being made of the precious metal.
- Adam is 45 feet tall and measures 10 feet 7 inches in girth.
Synonyms circumference, width, perimeter cinch - 1.1 A person's middle or stomach, especially when large.
Example sentencesExamples - I look tiny compared to the immense girth that I am now sporting.
- No doubt contributing to her girth was the circumstance of having borne her royal lover six children.
Synonyms stomach, midriff, middle, abdomen, belly, gut
2A band attached to a saddle, used to secure it on a horse by being fastened around its belly. Example sentencesExamples - So even if the girth gives, the saddle will stay on the horse's back.
- She unlinked his saddle and threw the girth over it.
- Walking over to the side, I unhooked the girth and slid the saddle off, putting it on the outer fence.
- Leading him to a tree and commanding him to halt she hefted the saddle on and fastened the girth.
- Put the saddle on the horse, but don't tighten the girth too much right away.
verbɡərθɡərTH [with object]archaic Surround; encircle. the four seas that girth Britain
Origin Middle English (in girth (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old Norse gjǫrth. |