单词 | girdle |
释义 | girdle1 of 2noun gir·dle ˈgər-dᵊl 1 : something that encircles or confines: such as a : an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist b : a woman's close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips c(1) : shoulder girdle (2) : pelvic girdle 2 : the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting see brilliant illustration girdle 2 of 2verb girdled; girdling ˈgər-dᵊl-iŋ transitive verb 1 : to encircle with or as if with a girdle 2 : to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 3 : to move around : circle girdled the world girdle 1 of 2 nounas in belt a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
girdle 2 of 2verb1 as in to wrap to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in to circle to travel completely around an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in to surround to form a circle around the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn Synonyms & Similar Words
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