"waist" Definition

Definitions for the word "waist" from multiple English dictionaries.

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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A girdle or belt for the waist.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
1 a part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips; narrower middle part of the normal human figure. B circumference of this. 2 narrow middle of a violin, wasp, etc. 3 a part of a garment encircling the waist. B us blouse, bodice. 4 part of a ship between the forecastle and the quarterdeck. waisted adj. (also in comb.). [old english: related to *wax2]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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