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waist-high

American

[weyst-hahy] / ˈweɪstˈhaɪ /

adjective

extending as high as the waist.

a waist-high hedge.

Etymology

Origin of waist-high

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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Then brush, predominantly whitethorn and manzanita, interspersed in waist-high thickets.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Hanson began noting tufts of pine needles poking out of the waist-high brush around us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Another burst of water rushed through the windows, forcing the people to wade through waist-high water as furniture and vegetation floated around them.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

I gathered what scrawny courage I had and waded through waist-high weeds to the porch, all broken tile and rotting wood, to peek through a cracked window.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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