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waist

(weɪst)
Word forms: plural waists
1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Your waist is the middle part of your body where it narrows slightly above your hips.
Ricky kept his arm round her waist.
He was stripped to the waist.
-waisted combining form
Sarah looked slender-waisted, fragile and very beautiful.
2. countable noun
The waist of a garment such as a dress, coat, or pair of trousers is the part of it which covers the middle part of your body.
-waisted combining form
...high-waisted dresses.

waist in British English

(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 called: centre section
the middle section of an aircraft fuselage
6. 
the constriction between the thorax and abdomen in wasps and similar insects
Derived forms
waistless (ˈwaistless)
adjective
Word origin
C14: origin uncertain; related to Old English wæstm wax2

waist in American English

(weɪst)
noun
1. 
the part of the body between the ribs and the hips
2. 
a. 
the part of a garment that covers the waist
b. 
waistline (sense 2) waistline (sense 2a)
c. 
the part of a garment covering the body from the shoulders to a line above the hips
d. 
the upper part of a woman's dress; bodice
e.  Archaic
blouse
3. 
the narrow part of any object that is wider at the ends
the waist of a violin
4.  Aeronautics
the middle section of the fuselage of an airplane, esp. a bomber
5.  Nautical
the central section of a ship; specif., the part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck
6.  Zoology
the narrow part of the front of the abdomen of certain insects, as ants or wasps
Word origin
ME wast < base of OE weaxan, to grow, wax1: sense development: growth (of body), hence size, thickness

Examples of 'waist' in a sentence
waist

You can show off your rear by resting your hand slightly higher up your waist.
The Sun (2017)
Next, cut the sheet to the correct length and wrap round the waist, securing with the ribbon.
The Sun (2016)
Wear high on the waist and embrace either a slight or a mega flare.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Keep shoulders relaxed and focus on exercising your waist as your arms swing back and forth.
The Sun (2012)
When that failed she grabbed him round the waist like a rugby player and clung on fiercely.
The Sun (2014)
Match them with a simple shirt with a narrow waist and very high heels.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He came forward and put his arms around her waist.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She had tied it round her waist at some part of the day.
William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837)
It sits high on the waist and makes your legs look supermodel long.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You sound in good shape so you could afford to show off a trim waist and slim hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It gives me a tiny waist.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It's a body with the waist up missing.
The Sun (2015)
Think silk gowns, fur capes and beaded drop waist dresses.
The Sun (2012)
She is like a little doll, her waist is tiny.
The Sun (2009)
Slowly bend one knee towards your chest, without bending at the waist or hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She's got a tiny waist and beautiful shoulders.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Measure your waist and hips and repeat at the end of 12 weeks.
The Sun (2015)
Mind you, it made waists look tiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you have trouble reaching the door handle, then the high waist will eat you for brunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So his dresses define the waist, add drama with a train and have buckets of allure thanks to his judicious use of sheer fabrics.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Word lists with
waist

parts of an aircraft, parts of an aircraft, parts of clothes, parts of clothing

In other languages
waist

British English: waist /weɪst/ NOUN
Your waist is the middle part of your body, above your hips.
He put his arm around her waist.
  • American English: waist
  • Arabic: خَصْر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cintura
  • Chinese: 腰部
  • Croatian: struk
  • Czech: pas část těla
  • Danish: talje
  • Dutch: taille
  • European Spanish: cintura
  • Finnish: vyötärö
  • French: taille milieu du corps
  • German: Taille
  • Greek: μέση μέρος σώματος
  • Italian: vita cintola
  • Japanese: ウエスト
  • Korean: 허리
  • Norwegian: midje
  • Polish: talia
  • European Portuguese: cintura
  • Romanian: talie
  • Russian: талия
  • Latin American Spanish: cintura
  • Swedish: midja
  • Thai: เอว
  • Turkish: bel
  • Ukrainian: талія
  • Vietnamese: eo

All related terms of 'waist'

waist bag
a bag that fastens around the waist
waist-high
reaching up to the waist
waist size
a measure of the circumference of the narrowest part of a person's waist
waist slip
a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist
wasp waist
a very slender waist , esp one that is tightly corseted
dropped waist
the waistline of a dress , gown , or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist
waist measurement
a measure of the circumference of the narrowest part of a person's waist
half-slip
a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist

Chinese translation of 'waist'

waist

(weɪst)

n (c)

  1. 腰 (yāo)
  2. [of clothing] 腰身 (yāoshēn)
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