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View synonyms for waist

waist

[ weyst ]

noun

  1. the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
  2. the part of a garment covering this part of the body.
  3. the part of a one-piece garment covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, especially this part of a woman's or child's garment.
  4. a child's undergarment to which other articles of apparel may be attached.
  5. the part of an object, especially a central or middle part, that resembles or is analogous to the human waist:

    the waist of a violin.

  6. Nautical. the central part of a ship; that part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.
  7. the constricted portion of the abdomen of certain insects, as a wasp.


waist

/ weɪst /

noun

  1. anatomy the constricted part of the trunk between the ribs and hips
  2. the part of a garment covering the waist
  3. the middle part of an object that resembles the waist in narrowness or position
  4. the middle part of a ship
  5. Also calledcentre section the middle section of an aircraft fuselage
  6. the constriction between the thorax and abdomen in wasps and similar insects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈwaistless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • waistless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waist1

1300–50; Middle English wast, apocopated variant of wastum, Old English wæstm growth, form, figure; akin to wax 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waist1

C14: origin uncertain; related to Old English wæstm wax ²
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Example Sentences

I proudly wore a figurative heavyweight champion belt around my 28-inch waist.

Body fat stored around the waist also releases more blood triglycerides in response to stress hormone signals compared to hip and thigh fat.

Keep your elbows gently bent and your hands out in front of you at about waist height.

To maintain that aggressive fall-line stance through steep turns, you need to pivot at the waist, moving your lower body into a turn while keeping your upper body facing downhill.

The high rise and seven-inch inseam are just right, too, providing coverage without smothering your waist.

She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.

He was paralyzed from the waist down, a World War II veteran and had six weeks to live.

The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.

Another model, covered from head to waist in white flowers, danced.

A naked dancer held a towel around his waist as he slicks back his hair in the ladies toilets.

His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

He stood aside, and bending from the waist he made a sweeping gesture towards the door with the hand that held his hat.

On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).

A pair of thin trousers and a shirt hanging down outside instead of being tucked in at the waist, and his toilet is made.

The waist, now less pinched in at the middle, looked longer without being really so.

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