All girdle synonyms
girΒ·dle
G g noun girdle
- waistband β a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- band β A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- underwear β clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- sash β a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.
- belt β A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- undergarment β an article of underwear.
- cummerbund β A cummerbund is a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist as part of a man's evening dress.
- tie β to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- drawstring β a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- cord β Cord is strong, thick string.
- corset β A corset is a stiff piece of underwear worn by some women, especially in the past. It fits tightly around their hips and waist and makes them thinner around the waist when they wear it.
verb girdle
- give a hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- flanking β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- circuited β Simple past tense and past participle of circuit.
- siege β the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- stake out β a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- encompass β Surround and have or hold within.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- enfold β Surround; envelop.
- engird β To ingirt.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- arcing β Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- compass β A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
- flanked β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- ring β a male given name.
- enring β Encircle.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- begird β to surround; gird around
- fringing β a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- girdling 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.
- encircle β Form a circle around ; surround.
- prelimit β to limit within bounds beforehand: The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.
- blockaded β the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- cinched β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- fall on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- wreathe β to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
- walled β of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- circumduct β (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
- spiraling β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spiralled β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- 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.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- shrouded β a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- give the business β an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- define β to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- beset β If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
- inclose β enclose.
- overspread β to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.