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Definition of Waist

1. Noun. The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

2. Noun. The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.

Definition of Waist

1. 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.

2. 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.

Definition of Waist

1. the part of the body between the ribs and the hips [n -S] : WAISTED [adj]

Medical Definition of Waist

1. The portion of the trunk between the ribs and the pelvis. Origin: A.S. Waext Waist of the heart, an obsolete term for the middle segment of the cardiac silhouette, on the chest X-ray, containing the pulmonary salient. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Waist

wainscoted wainscoting wainscotings wainscots wainscotted wainscotting wainscottings wainwright wainwrights wair

waired wairing wairs wais waist (current term) waist (current term) waist-deep waist-high waistband waistbands

waistcloth waistcoat waistcoat waistcoated waistcoateer waistcoats waisted waister waisters waisting

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