GIRTH
What does "GIRTH" mean?
The measurement around the middle of something, such as a waist or tree trunk.
Meanings
- The distance around the thickest or middle part of something. The ancient oak had a girth of nearly thirty feet.
- A band passed under a horse's belly to secure the saddle. She tightened the girth before mounting. technical
- To encircle or measure around. Vines girthed the old stone pillar. formal
Did you know?
- General Sherman, the largest tree on Earth by volume, has a base girth of roughly 31 metres - you would need about twenty people holding hands to ring it.
Word origin
From Old Norse 'gjǫrð' (girdle, band), related to Old English 'gyrdan' (to gird); the abstract 'circumference' sense grew from the saddle-band meaning.
Remember it
GIRTH sounds like 'girdle' - both wrap around the middle and both come from the same Old root.
A little poem
Count the years in rings-
the girth of the patient oak
is just time made wide.
haiku
Wordplay
- The saddle band and the tree trunk got into an argument over who was wider. In the end it came down to a matter of girth.
What it teaches
You can read a life in its girth: slow growth leaves the widest, steadiest rings.
Quick facts
What does GIRTH mean?
The measurement around the middle of something, such as a waist or tree trunk.
Is GIRTH a valid word?
Yes — GIRTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GIRTH?
GIRTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GIRTH come from?
From Old Norse 'gjǫrð' (girdle, band), related to Old English 'gyrdan' (to gird); the abstract 'circumference' sense grew from the saddle-band meaning.
What can GIRTH teach us?
You can read a life in its girth: slow growth leaves the widest, steadiest rings.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.