Girdle
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. To kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference A belt; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. The zodiac; also, the equator. The line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. A thin bed or stratum of stone. The clitellum of an earthworm.
Example sentence: Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
Gird
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A sarcastic remark.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bind with a flexible rope or cord.To encircle with, or as if with a belt.To jeer at.To jeer.