Preposition: of

• foot: This stands some fifty feet high and has a girth of five feet.

• tree: The girth of an old tree may be affected by its growing conditions.

• ft: The Tandridge Yew in Surrey with a girth of 35 ft was already fully grown more than a 1000 years ago.

Converse of object

• measure: The standard procedure is to measure the girth at 1.3 meters ( 4 feet ) above the ground.

• have: Look out for the large oak tree, said to have a 20-foot girth.

• tighten: She stood quietly beside the mounting block as I tightened the girth and ran down the stirrups.

• add: While the Bass control adds low-end girth at higher settings and a warm round smoothness at lower settings.

• loosen: Loosen the girth and leave the saddle in place for five minutes or so.

Adjective modifier

• abdominal: During your assessment we will check your blood group and measure your height, weight and abdominal girth.

• large: They are a very big looking animal and have a large girth.

• great: He was a tall man with a great girth, in Dominican robes, with black hair turning gray.

• average: At Knowlton in Dorset there is a line of yews, survivors from an early hedgerow, with an average girth of 25 feet.

• huge: It was only then I noticed the huge girth across its shoulders and began to wonder.

• mean: Calculate the mean girth of a number of different shape structures.

Modifies a noun

• groove: The rim is surrounded with a girth groove on the inner surface.

• strap: Point Straps A point strap is an extra girth strap attached to the points of the saddle tree.

• measurement: The girth measurement refers to the widest part of the piece.

• diameter: It has a rapid growth rate and has been known to reach over 30 meters tall and 150 cms in girth diameter.

Noun used with modifier

• foot: At maturity, this yew will be about twelve feet tall with a five foot girth but may be kept smaller by regular clipping.

• saddle: In going up such places the saddle girths were severely tried, but the mane kept one from slipping down one's perpendicular animal.