All girdled synonyms
girΒ·dle
G g verb girdled
- 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.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- delimit β If you delimit something, you fix or establish its limits.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- hug β to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
- twist β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- curl β If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- spin β to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
- inundate β to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- bedevil β If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- besiege β If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- beleaguer β to trouble persistently; harass
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- invade β to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- overrun β to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage: a time when looting hordes had overrun the province.
- rotate β to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- delineate β If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- distinguish β to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- blanket β A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- swaddle β to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- 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.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- 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.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- bow β When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- crook β A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
- arc β An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
adj girdled
- surrounded β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- border β The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- belted β If someone's jacket or coat, for example, is belted, it has a belt fastened round it.
- wrapped β to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.