| NOUN | body | girdle | an encircling or ringlike structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth | a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | |
| artifact | girdle, corset, stays | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | |
| VERB | contact | girdle, deaden | cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients |
| contact | girdle, gird | put a girdle on or around |
| Sounds | ger'dahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | An encircling or ringlike structure. | |
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| Narrower | pectoral girdle | A skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached |
| pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip | The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates | |
| Broader | skeletal structure | Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
| Verbs | girdle | cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients |
| Meaning | A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers. | |
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| Synonyms | cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth | |
| Narrower | cummerbund | A broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo |
| Broader | band | A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
| Spanish | ceñidor, cinto, cintura, cinturón, faja, pretina | |
| Catalan | cenyidor, cinto, cintura, cinturilla, cinturó, cinyell, pretina | |
| Meaning | A woman's close-fitting foundation garment. | |
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| Synonyms | corset, stays | |
| Narrower | panty girdle | A woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties |
| Broader | foundation garment, foundation | A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body |
| Spanish | cinto, corsé, cotilla, faja | |
| Catalan | cotilla, faixa | |
| Verbs | girdle | put a girdle on or around |
| Meaning | cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "girdle the plant" | |
| Synonym | deaden | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | incise | make an incision / incision into by carving or cutting |
| Nouns | girdle | an encircling or ringlike structure |
| Meaning | Put a girdle on or around. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | gird | |
| Broader | surround, environ, ring, skirt, border | Extend on all sides of simultaneously |
| Spanish | ceñir | |
| Nouns | girdle | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment |
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