waist

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /weɪst/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: waste

Noun

Singular waist

Plural waists

(a) is her waist & (b) is her hips

1. (countable) Your waist is the narrow point between your hips and your chest.

   She turned and slipped her arms around his waist.

   A terrible car accident had left her paralyzed from the waist down.