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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024waist /weɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe narrow part of the human body between the ribs and the hips.
- Clothingthe part of a garment covering the waist.
- the narrow central or middle part of something.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024waist (wāst),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
- Clothingthe part of a garment covering this part of the body.
- Clothingblouse (def. 1).
- Clothingthe part of a one-piece garment covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, esp. this part of a woman's or child's garment.
- Clothinga child's undergarment to which other articles of apparel may be attached.
- the part of an object, esp. a central or middle part, that resembles or is analogous to the human waist:the waist of a violin.
- Nauticalthe central part of a ship;
that part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. - the constricted portion of the abdomen of certain insects, as a wasp.
- 1300–50; Middle English wast, apocopated variant of wastum, Old English wæstm growth, form, figure; akin to wax2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: waist /weɪst/ n - the constricted part of the trunk between the ribs and hips
- the part of a garment covering the waist
- the middle part of an object that resembles the waist in narrowness or position
- the middle part of a ship
- Also called: centre section the middle section of an aircraft fuselage
- the constriction between the thorax and abdomen in wasps and similar insects
Etymology: 14th Century: origin uncertain; related to Old English wæstm wax²ˈwaistless adj |