Waist

  • 21waist — noun /weɪst/ a) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. b) A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist …

    Wiktionary

  • 22waist — The portion of the trunk between the ribs and the pelvis. [A.S. waext] * * * waist wāst n the typically narrowed part of the body between the thorax and hips * * * (wāst) the portion of the body between the thorax and the hips …

    Medical dictionary

  • 23waist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girth, middle, midriff, loin, waistline; bodice, blouse, shirt, tunic. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Part of the torso] Syn. waistline, middle, midriff, diaphragm, groin, waistband, waist… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24waist — [14] Waist is something of a mystery word, but it is generally taken to denote etymologically ‘girth to which one has grown’. It is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *wæst, which would have gone back to prehistoric Germanic *wakhs …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25waist — weɪst n. part of the body between the hips and ribs; part of a garment that surrounds the midsection of the body; garment reaching from the shoulders to the waist; blouse, shirt; narrow middle part of an object (as of a violin) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26waist n — What comment did the lady make to the guy working out about his waist? What a waste! wastefully adv …

    English expressions

  • 27waist — [weɪst] noun [C] 1) the middle part of the human body that is usually narrower than the parts above and below 2) the part of a piece of clothing that covers your waist …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28waist — susiaurėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. constriction; narrowing; waist vok. Einengung, f; Einschnürung, f; Verengerung, f rus. сужение, n pranc. constriction, f; pincement, m; rétrécissement, m …

    Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • 29waist — sąsmauka statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Siaura sausumos juosta, jungianti du didesnius sausumos plotus (pvz., du žemynus arba pussiasalį su žemynu). atitikmenys: angl. constriction; isthmus; necking; waist vok. Einschnürung …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 30waist — [14] Waist is something of a mystery word, but it is generally taken to denote etymologically ‘girth to which one has grown’. It is probably descended from an unrecorded Old English *wæst, which would have gone back to prehistoric Germanic *wakhs …

    Word origins