girthnoun
uk/ɡɜːθ/us/ɡɝːθ/girth noun (MEASUREMENT)
[ C or U ] the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body:
The oak was two metres in girth.
humorous His ample girth was evidence of his love of good food.
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Geometry: properties of circles & curves
- amplitude
- arc
- arched
- belly
- circumference
- circumferential
- concave
- curve
- curvy
- eccentric
- elliptical
- gauge
- geodesic
- globular
- helix
- incisura
- parabola
- round
- rounded
- sinuous
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girth noun (HORSE EQUIPMENT)
[ C ] the strap that goes around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle (= rider's seat) or the load in the right position:
Loosen the girth a little.
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- prance
- puissance
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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