girdlenoun
uk/ˈɡɜː.dəl/us/ˈɡɝː.dəl/[ C ] a piece of underwear for women, worn around the waist and bottom, that stretches to shape the body
[ C ] a long strip of cloth worn tied around the waist, especially in the past
[ C usually singular ] literary something that surrounds another thing
[ C ] specialized medical the ring of bones at the shoulder supporting the arms or at the pelvis supporting the legs:
the pectoral/pelvic/shoulder girdle
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Underwear
- basque
- bloomer
- bodice
- bodysuit
- boxer shorts
- drawer
- falsies
- French knickers
- G-string
- jock
- knickers
- string vest
- teddy
- thermal underwear
- thong
- training bra
- underclothes
- vest
- VPL
- Y-fronts
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
girdleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈɡɜː.dəl/us/ˈɡɝː.dəl/literaryto surround something:
a garden girdled by oak trees
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
- wrapped
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