What does WAIST mean?
Definitions for WAIST
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Princeton's WordNet
waist, waistlinenoun
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
shank, waistnoun
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
Wiktionary
waistnoun
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
waistnoun
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
waistnoun
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
waistnoun
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
waistnoun
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Waistnoun
Etymology: gwase, Welsh; from the verb gwasen, to press or bind.
The one seem’d woman to the waist, and fair,
But ended foul in many a scaly fold,
Voluminous and vast. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.She, as a veil, down to her slender waist,
Her unadorned golden tresses wore,
Dishevel’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iv.They seiz’d, and with entangling folds embrac’d,
His neck twice compassing, and twice his waist. John Denham.Stiff stays constrain her slender waist. John Gay.
Sheets of water from the clouds are sent,
Which hissing through the planks, the flames prevent,
And stop the fiery pest: four ships alone
Burn to the waist, and for the fleet alone. Dryden.
Wikipedia
waist
W.A.I.S.T. is the acronym for the West Africa Invitational Softball Tournament organized each January/February in Dakar by the local U.S. Embassy and Peace Corps Senegal. This amateur, co-ed slo-pitch softball tournament mainly attracts North American expatriates, and sometimes Japanese expats as well, although Peace Corps volunteers are by far the bulk of participants. In recent years there has been increased participation by Senegalese nationals. Participating teams have come from Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Cape Verde, Niger, Guinea, and Burkina Faso. Peace Corps volunteers, U.S. embassy personnel, students and faculty from local schools (mostly the International School of Dakar) make up the majority of the teams. Games are held throughout Dakar including the Dakar campus of Suffolk University and the field of the International School of Dakar. The majority of teams play in a non-competitive, social league; this includes most of the Peace Corps teams who every year provide entertainment with their themed costumes. Peace Corps volunteers and expatriates interested in participating should contact Peace Corps Senegal the fall before the year they wish to participate to make arrangements. A competitive league also plays with teams represented from Senegal, the U.S., and Japan among others. In conjunction with the tournament, Peace Corps Senegal use to host an "All Volunteer Conference" and a "WID/GAD Conference" where volunteers throughout West Africa shared their projects and best practices with others in the region. An offshoot event, W.A.I.S.T.D.C., began in 2008, and is held in mid-summer in Washington, D.C.
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waist
A waist is the narrower part of the human body, usually around the area of the belly button, that separates the chest from the hips. It is often used as a measurement for clothing sizes and health assessments.
Webster Dictionary
Waistnoun
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
Waistnoun
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
Waistnoun
a garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line
Waistnoun
a girdle or belt for the waist
Etymology: [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. wstm growth. See Wax to grow.]
Wikidata
Waist
The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso. The waistline refers to the horizontal line where the waist is narrowest, or to the general appearance of the waist. People who diet are often said to be trying to "improve" their waistline. Women tend to have narrower waists than men.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Waist
wāst, n. the smallest part of the human trunk, between the ribs and the hips: the bodice of a woman's dress: the middle part, as of a ship, of a musical instrument—(Shak.) of a period of time; (Shak.) something that surrounds.—ns. Waist′-anchor, an anchor stowed in the waist of a ship; Waist′band, the band or part of a garment which encircles the waist; Waist′belt, a belt for the waist; Waist′boat, a boat carried in the waist of a vessel; Waist′cloth, a piece of cloth worn around the waist, and hanging below it, in India; Waist′coat, a short coat worn immediately under the coat, and fitting the waist tightly; Waistcoateer′ (obs.), a strumpet; Waist′coating, material for men's waistcoats, usually of a fancy pattern and containing silk.—adjs. Waist′-deep, -high, as deep, high, as to reach up to the waist.—n. Waist′er, a green-hand on a whaler: an old man-of-war's-man who has not risen. [A.S. wæxt, growth (Ice. vöxtr); conn, with wæstme, growth, weaxen, to grow.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
waist
That portion of the main deck of a ship of war, contained between the fore and main hatchways, or between the half-deck and galley.
Editors Contribution
waist
An element of the human body linking the hips and ribs.
My waist is in proportion to the rest of my body.
Submitted by MaryC on February 2, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'WAIST' in Nouns Frequency: #2350
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Anagrams for WAIST »
waits
Swati
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of WAIST in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of WAIST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of WAIST in a Sentence
I saw my husband when they put me on a stretcher to take me to hospital, he was very badly wounded. He had a broken arm, like me. He had many wounds on his back, his waist, his whole spine, his legs.
I tell my patients you should have a BMI that's less than 25 and a waist that measures less than 35. That's pretty specific, but that's what you need for a healthy heart.
Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
Talking to my sister today, I literally spoke to her before the game and they were walking through waist-deep water and stuff like this, it flooded areas that weve never seen flooded before. I knew numerous people who were in situations where they had to be evacuated. So were just hoping for the best right now and just trying to help.
We've got some folks that are in their homes that had knee-deep, waist-deep water, that now the water has receded, you've seen us get a little emotional through some of this.
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- وسط, خصرArabic
- билBashkir
- dargreiz, bandennBreton
- cinturaCatalan, Valencian
- pasCzech
- talje, hvepsetaljeDanish
- Taille, RumpfGerman
- μέσηGreek
- cinturaSpanish
- kesktekk, vöökohtEstonian
- دور کمرPersian
- vyötäröFinnish
- taille, ceintureFrench
- meadhanScottish Gaelic
- van, cintura, cósGalician
- कमरHindi
- törzs, derékHungarian
- pinggangIndonesian
- tayoIdo
- mittiIcelandic
- cintola, cintura, vitaItalian
- 胴のくびれ, 胴回り, 腰部Japanese
- წელიGeorgian
- белKazakh
- 허리Korean
- newq, navteng, کهمهرKurdish
- бэлхүүсMongolian
- middelDutch
- midjeNorwegian
- talia, pasPolish
- cinturaPortuguese
- mijloc, talieRomanian
- талия, шкафутRussian
- belAlbanian
- midjaSwedish
- இடுப்புTamil
- నడుముTelugu
- belTurkish
- eoVietnamese
- 腰部Chinese
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