All gird synonyms
gird
G g verb gird
- make fun of β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- reinforce β to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- fortify β to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- ring β a male given name.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- bolster β If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- pen β a female swan.
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- blockade β A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
- steel β any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- band β A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- girdle β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- round β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- gibe β to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- quip β a clever or witty remark or comment.
- taunt β to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- jeer β to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- ridicule β speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- scoff β to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- flout β to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
- sneer β to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- poke β to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- deride β If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- jest β a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- scorn β open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- cincture β something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- enclose β Surround or close off on all sides.
- encompass β Surround and have or hold within.
- enfold β Surround; envelop.
- environ β Surround; enclose.
noun gird
- hasp β Houston Automatic Spooling Program