girth
Plural: girths
Noun
- the distance around a person's body
- stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
- A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
- One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
- A small horizontal brace or girder.
- The distance measured around an object.
- The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
Verb
- tie a cinch around
- To bind as if with a girth or band.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
girth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordgirth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
girth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
girth is a valid Words With Friends word