girdle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an encircling or ringlike structure
Types & categories
- skeletal structure hypernym
- pectoral girdle hyponym
- pelvis hyponym
Related & opposite
- girdle derivation
Sense 2 verb
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
girdle the plant
Types & categories
- incise hypernym
Related & opposite
- girdle derivation
- plant life domain topic
Sense 3 noun
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
Types & categories
- band hypernym
- cummerbund hyponym
Sense 4 verb
put a girdle on or around
gird your loins
Types & categories
- border hypernym
Related & opposite
- corset derivation
Sense 5 noun
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
Types & categories
- foundation garment hypernym
- panty girdle hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | girdle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | skeletal structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pectoral girdle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pelvis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | girdle |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | incise |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | band |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cummerbund |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | corset |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | border |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | corset |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | girdle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | foundation garment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | panty girdle |