waist
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
waist/weɪst/
▶noun
- 1 the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips.
- 2 a narrow part in the middle of something, e.g. a violin, hourglass, etc.
■ the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.
- 3 US a blouse or bodice.
– derivatives
waisted adjective,
waistless adjective.
waisted adjective,
waistless adjective.
'waist' also found in these Oxford entries:
A-line
- barre
- basque
- belt
- bib
- blouson
- bodice
- bomber jacket
- Cordelier
- cummerbund
- cutaway
- dado rail
- dhoti
- drop waist
- Eton jacket
- extension
- girdle
- girth
- Graeco-Roman
- hipster
- inch
- jacket
- jackknife
- knickers
- kusti
- lace
- lap
- long waist
- low-rise
- middle
- middle-aged spread
- midriff
- morning coat
- obi
- peplum
- polonaise
- pyjamas
- sabretache
- salopettes
- sarong
- sash
- shell jacket
- shift
- shirt dress
- shirt tail
- shirtwaister
- short waist
- Siamese twins
- skirt
- small
