noun#8,856 by frequency
waist
/weɪst/
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach; A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist
- plural
- waists
Meanings
- 1
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach
She has a small waist.
Tatoeba · _undertoad · CC BY 2.0 FR
The water came up to my waist.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist
- 3
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps)rare
- 4
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraftrare
- 5
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastlerare
- 6
The middle part of anythingrare