Synonyms for gird
Definitions
- v. 1
To jeer at.
- v. 2
To jeer.
- v. 3
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
Forms
- Past participle
- girt
e.g. girt → sneered, scoffed, scorned, jibed…
Example sentences
- scorn Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
- jibe I'm tired of your anti-science jibe from your religion.
- fortify We will fortify the gates with iron bars.
- prepare You had better prepare yourself for the next game.
- bind I'm forever lost, can't you see? I'm in a bind!
- girdle Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.
By length
- 3 letters
- arm1, hem1
- 4 letters
- belt1, bind1, jibe1, jeer1, gibe1
- 5 letters
- scorn1, beset2, scoff1, sneer1, flout1, fleer1
- 6 letters
- girdle2, engird
- 7 letters
- prepare2, compass2, fortify3, enclose2
- 8 letters
- surround2, encircle3
- 9 letters
- encompass3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beset2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ceindre
- Italiano
- cingere
- Español
- ceñir
- Deutsch
- umschließen
- Català
- cenyir