GIRDLES Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

girdles 1 of 2

noun

plural of girdle

as in belts

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

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girdles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of girdle

as in wraps

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

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as in circles

to travel completely around an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system

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as in surrounds

to form a circle around the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn

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The trove of women’s bloomers, drawers, knickers, brassieres, corsets, and girdles is just a small part of the school’s historic clothing collection, with images shared by the University of Wyoming Libraries via JSTOR. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026 Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

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Noun

Fast forward 10 years and City head to Old Trafford this weekend looking fresh after an extensive squad overhaul, with three league victories out of three under their belts.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike a year ago, both teams come in with a game under their belts, so the offenses with plentiful playmakers should operate more crisply.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of belts

Verb

The shoes feature a wide-toe strap that wraps around the top of the shoe, creating an open-toe design.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Rahaf swings her prosthetics to the song, and at one point, wraps her small arms around Accurso’s neck — following the song’s instructions and pretending to be asleep.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of wraps

Verb

Our nearest planetary neighbor circles the sun in an almost perfect path, completing 13 orbits in 8 Earth years.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The job search can be a draining process, especially when applications go unanswered, AI hysteria circles the internet, and interviews end with little to no feedback.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

Unlike FinFETs, where the gate surrounds the transistor channel on three sides, GAA designs wrap the gate around the channel, providing greater control over the flow of current, the South China Morning Post reported.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The newer, softer material surrounds the carbon fiber plate while the previous ZoomX formula is used for the rest of the midsole to balance out the stability.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Verb

Cancri e is a super-Earth that orbits its host star every 18 hours, and could be covered by a magma ocean.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbits

Verb

Well, that promise now rings hollow in the ears of every TSA worker today.

— Hydrick Thomas, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Norway’s new King Haakon VIII will be hoping that sentiment rings true following the death of his father, King Harald who died Friday after 35 years on the throne, marking the latest blow for a family reeling from scandal.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rings

Noun

The killings shook Charlotte, with yellow ribbons and half-staff flags decorating the city in the weeks after the murders.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Jam Crumb Cake Spreadable fruit jam ribbons through this buttery crumb cake, sinking here and there for a marbled look.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026

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