Definition of 'waist'
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waist
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waist in British English
noun
3.
the
middle part of an object that resembles the waist in narrowness or position
4.
the middle part of a ship
6.
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Derived forms
waistless (ˈwaistless) adjective
Word origin
C14: origin uncertain; related to Old English wæstm wax2Word Frequency
waist in American English
noun
1.
the part of the body between the ribs and the hips
2.
a.
the part of a garment that covers the waist
c.
the part of a garment covering the body from the
shoulders to a line above the hips
5. Nautical
the central section of a ship; specif., the part of the
deck between the
forecastle and the
quarterdeck
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Word origin
ME wast < base of OE weaxan, to grow,
wax1: sense development: growth (of body), hence size, thickness
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parts of an aircraft,
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an aircraft instrument, using a gyroscope, that indicates the aircraft's attitude in relation to the horizontal
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a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend
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a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
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a panel on which instruments are mounted, as on an aircraft
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a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
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waist
British English: waist
/weɪst/ NOUN
Your waist is the middle part of your body, above your hips.
He put his arm around her waist.
- American English: waist
- Arabic: خَصْر
- Brazilian Portuguese: cintura
- Chinese: 腰部
- Croatian: struk
- Czech: pas část těla
- Danish: talje
- Dutch: taille
- European Spanish: cintura
- Finnish: vyötärö
- French: taille milieu du corps
- German: Taille
- Greek: μέση μέρος σώματος
- Italian: vita cintola
- Japanese: ウエスト
- Korean: 허리
- Norwegian: midje
- Polish: talia
- European Portuguese: cintura
- Romanian: talie
- Russian: талия
- Latin American Spanish: cintura
- Swedish: midja
- Thai: เอว
- Turkish: bel
- Ukrainian: талія
- Vietnamese: eo
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