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Definition for: waist

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /weɪst/
  • Rhymes: -eɪst

Homophones

Noun

waist ( plural: waists)

  1. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  2. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  3. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  4. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

Translations

part of the body

  • Arabic: خصر (χaʂr)
  • Breton: dargreiz m . , bandenn f .
  • Catalan: cintura f .
  • Chinese: 腰 (yāo)
  • Dutch: middel n .
  • French: taille f .
  • Finnish: vyötärö
  • German: Taille f .
  • Ido: tayo
  • Italian: vita f . , cintura f . , cintola f .
  • Japanese: 胴のくびれ (どうのくびれ, dō no kubire)
  • Korean: 허리 (heori)
  • Kurdish: navteng f . , newq f .
  • Portuguese: cintura f .
  • Russian: талия (tálija) f .
  • Spanish: cintura f .
  • Swedish: midja
  • Telugu: నడుము (naDumu)

Translations
  • Breton: bandenn f . (2)
  • Dutch: middendek n . (4)
  • French: taille f . (2)
  • German: Rumpf m . (4)
  • Italian: vita f . (2)

Related terms

  • pantywaist
  • waistband
  • waistcoat
  • waistless
  • waistline

Other Translations for "waist"

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