belt
/ˈbɛlt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.42 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
noun
A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
Example Sentences
- "As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down."
- "Master leathercrafter does handcrafted wallets, belts, purses, handbags etc., supporting self and helpers. Good enough to carve fantst art and portraits into leather."
- "Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride."
- "The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels."
- "a belt of trees; a belt of sand"
- "the heavyweight belt"
Etymology
From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk belte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”), Faroese and Icelandic belti (“belt”).