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girdle vs skirt

skirt vs girdle

girdle and skirt both are nouns.

girdle and skirt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
girdle Yes No Yes No
skirt Yes No Yes No
As verbs, skirt is a hypernym of girdle; that is, skirt is a word with a broader meaning than girdle:
  • girdle: put a girdle on or around
  • skirt: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Other hypernyms of girdle include border, environ, ring, surround.
girdle (noun) skirt (noun)
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
an encircling or ringlike structure informal terms for a (young) woman
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
girdle (verb) skirt (verb)
put a girdle on or around avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
pass around or about; move along the border
form the edge of
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