9 Letter Words for Undergird
undergird
8 Letter Words for Undergird
underdig, ungirded, unridged
7 Letter Words for Undergird
drudger, dungier, durgier, gridder, grinded, grinder, redding, regrind, ruddier, rudding, undried
6 Letter Words for Undergird
dering, derrid, dinder, dinged, dinger, dirged, diurne, drudge, dudgen, dudine, duding, dunder, dunged, dunger, durgen, during, durned, durrin, engird, engrid, erring, gerund, girded, girder, girned, girner, greund, grided, gruine, guided, guider, guinde, gundie, gurned, indure, inured, nidder, nudged, nudger, reding, redrug, regird, rering, ridden, ridder, ridged, ridger, rinded, ringed, ringer, rudder, rueing, rugine, ruined, ruiner, runrig, ungird, ungrid, unride, urined
5 Letter Words for Undergird
deign, derig, derri, digne, digue, dined, diner, dinge, direr, dirge, diurn, dreng, dried, drier, druid, drung, duing, dured, egrid, ering, girru, gnide, grein, gride, grind, grued, guide, gundi, inger, inure, irred, irreg, nided, nidge, niger, nuder, nudge, nudie, redid, redig, redug, regin, regur, reign, reird, rendu, renig, rerig, rerun, riden, rider, ridge, ringe, ruder, rudge, rudie, ruing, runed, runer, udder, under, undid, undig, unred, unrid, unrig, ureid, urged, urger, urine, urned
4 Letter Words for Undergird
degu, deid, deni, dern, didn, died, dier, dine, ding, dird, dire, dreg, drie, drug, dude, dued, duer, dune, dung, durn, durr, engr, erin, gedd, gein, geir, genu, gied, gien, gird, gire, girn, girr, gneu, gren, grid, grin, grue, grun, gude, guid, gurn, gurr, idun, inde, ired, iure, nerd, nide, nied, nude, nurd, nurr, redd, regd, regr, rein, rend, rgen, ride, rier, rind, rine, ring, rudd, rude, rued, ruen, ruer, ruin, rund, rune, rung, unde, unie, urde, urge
3 Letter Words for Undergird
ded, deg, dei, den, der, did, die, dig, din, dir, dud, due, dug, dui, dun, dur, edd, eir, end, eng, erd, erg, ern, err, ged, gen, ger, gid, gie, gin, gnu, grr, gud, gue, gui, gun, gur, ide, ign, ind, ing, ire, iud, ned, neg, nei, nid, nie, nig, nur, red, reg, rei, rid, rie, rig, rin, rnd, rud, rue, rug, run, ung, uni, urd, ure, urn
Definitions for Undergird
[1] to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around: to undergird a top-heavy load.
[2] to give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis: ethics undergirded by faith.
[3] (tr) to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc)
Words related to Undergird
bolster, reinforce, hold, uphold, buttress, carry, ground, bottom, prop, cradle, sustain, brace, mainstay, poise, bear, strut, base, stay, shoulder, bed
Words nearby Undergird
underfoot, underframe, underfunded, underfur, undergarment, undergird, underglaze, undergo, undergrad, undergraduate, underground
Origin of Undergird
First recorded in 1520–30; under- + gird1
Word origin for Undergird
C16: from under- + gird 1
Synonyms for Undergird
bolster, hold, reinforce, uphold, base, bear, bed, bottom, brace, buttress, carry, cradle, crutch, embed, found, ground, mainstay, poise, prop, shore, shoulder, stand, stay, strut, sustain, be a foundation for, keep from falling, keep up, shore up, upbear
