noun🔗ShareThat which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference"The tree's thick branches formed a natural girdle around the small cabin. "bodywearappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery."My grandmother always wore a girdle under her dresses to smooth her figure and hold up her stockings. "bodywearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe zodiac; also, the equator."The equator is an imaginary girdle around the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. "astronomygeographyastrologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting."The jeweler carefully examined the girdle of the diamond ring, noting its precise width. "technicalmaterialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thin bed or stratum of stone."The excavation revealed a distinct girdle of limestone running through the layers of soil. "geologymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe clitellum of an earthworm."The earthworm's girdle secretes a mucus that helps it reproduce. "anatomyanimalbiologyorganismpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe removal or inversion of a ring of bark in order to kill or stunt a tree."The gardener used a girdle to kill the diseased branch of the oak tree. "agriculturebiologyenvironmentnatureplanttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gird, encircle, or constrain by such means."The belt helped to girdle her waist, giving her dress a more flattering shape. "bodywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark."The farmer girdled the diseased tree to prevent the spread of the blight. "environmentagricultureplantactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked."My grandmother uses a heavy, cast-iron girdle to make the best pancakes I've ever tasted. "utensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
