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Definition of Waist

1. Noun. The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

2. Noun. The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.

Definition of Waist

1. n. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.

2. n. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.

Definition of Waist

1. Noun. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. ¹

2. Noun. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist. ¹

3. Noun. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps). ¹

4. Noun. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Waist

1. the part of the body between the ribs and the hips [n -S] : WAISTED [adj]

Medical Definition of Waist

1. The portion of the trunk between the ribs and the pelvis. Origin: A.S. Waext Waist of the heart, an obsolete term for the middle segment of the cardiac silhouette, on the chest X-ray, containing the pulmonary salient. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Waist

wainscots wainscotted wainscotting wainscottings wainwright wainwrights wair wairakite wairauite waired

wairing wairs wairua wairuas wais waist (current term) waist-deep waist-high waist anchor waist chain

waist cincher waist deep in the Big Muddy waist pack waistband waistbanded waistbands waistbelt waistbelts waistcloth waistcloths

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