Belt vs. Sash
Beltnoun
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.
Beltnoun
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
Beltnoun
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Beltnoun
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
Beltnoun
A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
Beltnoun
(astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
Beltnoun
(astronomy) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
Beltnoun
A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
Beltnoun
A quick drink of liquor.
Beltnoun
A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
Beltnoun
(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
Beltnoun
(weapons) device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
Beltverb
(transitive) To encircle.
Beltverb
(transitive) To fasten a belt on.
Beltverb
(transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
Beltverb
(transitive) To hit with a belt.
Beltverb
(transitive) To scream or sing in a loud manner.
Beltverb
(transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps.
Beltverb
To hit someone or something.
Beltverb
To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
Beltverb
(intransitive) To move very fast
Beltnoun
That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.
Beltnoun
That which restrains or confines as a girdle.
Beltnoun
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of trees; a belt of sand.
Beltnoun
Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt.
Beltnoun
One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
Beltnoun
A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
Beltnoun
A token or badge of knightly rank.
Beltnoun
A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
Beltnoun
A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.
Beltverb
To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
Beltverb
To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.
Beltnoun
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
Beltnoun
a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
Beltnoun
an elongated region where a specific condition is found;
Beltnoun
a vigorous blow;
Beltnoun
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
Beltnoun
the act of hitting vigorously;
Beltverb
sing loudly and forcefully
Beltverb
deliver a blow to;
Beltverb
fasten with a belt;
Sashnoun
A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
Sashnoun
A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
Sashnoun
The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
Sashnoun
A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
Sashnoun
In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
Sashverb
(transitive) To adorn with a sash.
Sashverb
(transitive) To furnish with a sash.
Sashnoun
A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, - worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.
Sashnoun
The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.
Sashnoun
In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; - also called gate.
Sashverb
To adorn with a sash or scarf.
Sashverb
To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window.
Sashnoun
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
Sashnoun
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
Sash
A sash is a large and usually colorful ribbon or band of material worn around the body, draping from one shoulder to the opposing hip, or else running around the waist. The sash around the waist may be worn in daily attire, but the sash from shoulder to hip is worn on ceremonial occasions only.
