a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
noun
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
“girdle the plant”
verb
put a girdle on or around
“gird your loins”
Word Forms
girdle
verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
corset
verb
dress with a corset
girdle
noun
an encircling or ringlike structure
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gürtel
eine umlaufende oder ringartige Struktur
🇫🇷French
ceinture
une structure encerclant ou en forme d'anneau
🇪🇸Spanish
faja
una estructura envolvente o en forma de anillo
🇮🇹Italian
cintura
una struttura circolare o ad anello
🇳🇱Dutch
gordel
een omringende of ringachtige structuur
🇵🇹Portuguese
cinto
uma estrutura envolvente ou em forma de anel
🇷🇺Russian
пояс
окружающая или кольцевая структура
India
🇮🇳Hindi
करधनी
एक घेरने वाली या वलय जैसी संरचना
🇧🇩Bengali
কোমরবন্ধ
একটি ঘেরা বা রিং মত গঠন
🇮🇳Tamil
கச்சை
சுற்றிலும் அல்லது வளையம் போன்ற அமைப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
నడికట్టు
చుట్టుముట్టే లేదా రింగ్ లాంటి నిర్మాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
कंबरे
घेरलेली किंवा अंगठीसारखी रचना
🇮🇳Gujarati
કમરબંધ
ઘેરાયેલું અથવા રિંગ જેવું માળખું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕವಚ
ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಗುರದಂತಹ ರಚನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അരക്കെട്ട്
വലയം ചെയ്യുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളയം പോലെയുള്ള ഘടന
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮਰ ਕੱਸਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਰਿੰਗ ਵਰਗੀ ਬਣਤਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
کمربند
گھیرنے والی یا انگوٹھی کی طرح کا ڈھانچہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
腰带
环绕或环状结构
🇯🇵Japanese
ガードル
取り囲む、またはリング状の構造
🇰🇷Korean
거들
둘러싸거나 고리 모양의 구조
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thắt lưng
một cấu trúc bao quanh hoặc giống như chiếc nhẫn
🇹🇭Thai
เข็มขัด
โครงสร้างที่ล้อมรอบหรือคล้ายวงแหวน
🇮🇩Indonesian
korset
struktur melingkar atau seperti cincin
🇵🇭Filipino
pamigkis
isang nakapalibot o parang singsing na istraktura
🇲🇾Malay
ikat pinggang
struktur mengelilingi atau seperti cincin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حزام
بنية محيطة أو حلقية
🇮🇷Persian
کمربند
یک ساختار دایره ای یا حلقه مانند
🇹🇷Turkish
kuşak
çevreleyen veya halka benzeri bir yapı
🇮🇱Hebrew
אַבנֵט
מבנה מקיף או דמוי טבעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'girdle'?
The primary meaning of 'girdle' is 'an encircling or ringlike structure'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'girdle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'girdle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'girdle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'girdle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'girdle' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'girdle' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'girdle' in regular conversations?
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