Definition of waist Waist
/wejˈst/ - [weyst] - waist
We found 11 definitions of waist from 7 different sources.
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What does waist mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: waists |
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| waist - the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | ||
| waistline | ||
| region, area a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" | ||
| torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | ||
| waist - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | ||
| shank | ||
| portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- waist (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. - waist (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. - waist (n.)
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line. - waist (n.)
A girdle or belt for the waist.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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waist
In human beings, the part between the thorax and hips.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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waist
that part of a ship which is contained between the quarter-deck and fore-castle, being usually a hollow space, with an ascent of several steps to either of those places.When the waist of a merchant-ship is only one or two steps of descent from the quarter-deck and fore-castle, she is said to be galley-built; but when it is considerably deeper, as with six or seven steps, she is called frigate-built. See the articles DECK, DEEP-WAISTED, and FRIGATE.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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.
Wikipedia 
- The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips that humans have.
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🔤- waist, noun, singular of waists.
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