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Definition: Belted |
BeltedAdjective1. Having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "belted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
| Antonym: unbelted (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Belted |
| English words defined with "belted": belt, belted kingfisher, belted sandfish, Blanket cattle ♦ trench coat ♦ Ulster. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "belted": Belted Knight, Belted Will ♦ Fa' ♦ William. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Though I've belted you and flayed you By the living God that made you You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. (Gunga Din; writing credit: Rudyard Kipling; Ben Hecht) | |
Clever | Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted (references; author: unknown) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A Belted Sandfish.Credit: Sanctuaries. |  | Belted KingfisherLower Salmon RiverCottonwood Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia-Salmon Clearwater District.Credit: LuVerne Grussing. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He kept his hands in the sidepockets of his belted grey suit. |
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| "Belted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 44.44% of the time. "Belted" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 44.44% | 44 | 51,500 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 36.36% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 12.12% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.07% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 99 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "belted": belted bonito ♦ Belted cattle ♦ belted kingfisher ♦ belted sandfish. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "belted": belted-out. | |
Ending with "belted": half-belted, neatly-belted, plastic-belted, safety-belted, string-belted, wide-belted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "belted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vija-vija (streaky, tabby). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | опасан (girded, grazed down). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 围绕 (Belting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | opásaný (girded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bukser med baelte (belted trousers), baeltestoedfisker (belted kingfisher), diagonalbæltedæk (belted tire, belted tyre, bias tire, bias-belted tyre, braced tread tyre, diagonal tyre, rigid breaker tyre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | broek met riemlussen (belted trousers), bandijsvogel (belted kingfisher), band met diagonaal-gordel (belted tire, belted tyre, bias tire, bias-belted tyre, braced tread tyre, diagonal tyre, rigid breaker tyre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pneu diagonal (belted tire, belted tyre), pneu ceinture (belted tire, belted tyre), pneu ceinture (belted tire, belted tyre), pantalon porté avec ceinture (belted trousers), martin-pêcheur ceinturé (belted kingfisher), martin-pêcheur (belted kingfisher), alcyon collier (belted kingfisher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zusammengehalten (held together). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ח'ור (bandolier, belt, girded, girdle, personal equipment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | öves. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pneumatico del tipo cinturato incrociato (B tyre, belted tire, belted tyre, bias tire, bias-belted tyre, braced tread tyre, diagonal tyre, rigid breaker tyre), pantalone con cinta (belted trousers), martin pescatore americano (belted kingfisher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 를 매". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cryssit (begirt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eltedbay com cinturão, com cinto. (various references) опоясанный (girded). (various references) pojasni (zonal). (various references) ceñido (clinging, girded, ribboned, tight). (various references) omgiven (surrounded). (various references) kuşaklı (girdled, groined), kemerli (arched). (various references) смугастий (bandy, barred, ribbed, streaked, streaky, striped, tabby, zonate, zoned), з ремінним приводом, підперезанний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "belted": unbelted. (additional references) | |
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"Belted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: baltek, beled, Belet, Belsteel, beltas, belter, belti, Beltir, belved, bented, Besloten, Bildad, blete, blethed, bletted, Bulteel, bvetmed, Xeltec. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "belted" (pronounced be"ltud) |
| 5 | -e" l t u d | melted, pelted. |
| 4 | -l t u d | assaulted, bolted, catapulted, consulted, defaulted, exalted, exulted, faulted, halted, insulted, jilted, jolted, malted, quilted, resulted, revolted, salted, stilted, tilted, unbolted, vaulted, wilted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jointed, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-e-e-l-t" | |
-1 letter: bedel, betel, bleed. | |
-2 letters: beet, belt, bled, blet, debt, deet, dele, delt, leet, teed, teel, tele. | |
-3 letters: bed, bee, bel, bet, deb, dee, del, eel, eld, led, lee, let, ted, tee, tel. | |
-4 letters: be, de, ed, el, et. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-d-e-e-l-t" | |
+1 letter: beetled, belated, bleated, trebled. | |
+2 letters: bedplate, billeted, bulleted, dateable, debtless, editable, tableted, trembled, unbelted. | |
+3 letters: beclothed, bedlamite, bedplates, belatedly, belittled, blanketed, blathered, blattered, blethered, blistered, blithered, blustered, bolstered, debatable, detonable, embattled, liberated, lobstered, obsoleted, rebottled, tabletted, tradeable. | |
+4 letters: alphabeted, bedclothes, bedlamites, blessedest, bootlegged, bulletined, celebrated, creditable, debilitate, debilities, deductible, delectable, delectably, deliberate, depletable, deportable, detachable, detectable, deterrable, detestable, detestably, digestible, elaborated, embrittled, extendable, extendible, extrudable, obediently, outbleated, outblessed, potbellied, timbrelled, tumbleweed, vestibuled, wildebeest. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 65 6C 74 65 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... . .-.. - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100101 01101100 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B e l t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0065 006C 0074 0065 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)367178867170 |
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