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Meanings of waist in English

Spanish
blusa sastre
Wikidata

Woman's blouse or bodice.

blusa sastre
Portuguese
barriga
Catalan
cintura
Spanish
cintura
Wikidata

The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

barriga
Portuguese
cintura

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

cintura
Synonyms
Examples for "shank"
Examples for "shank"
1
The rear end of the short shank tapered to a rounded point.
The Shelters of Stone
2
The bowstring he made of the finer tendons from the deer's shank.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
3
I am empty as a shank bone when the marrow-toast is serving.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
4
Hip flexion angle and shank angle did not contribute to any models.
Pubmed
5
It's happened once or twice-someGriever-stungshank flipped out and attacked somebody.
The Maze Runner
Usage of waist in English
1
Step 1 Start with your feet high-levelwith your waist if possible.
Climbing Magazine
2
The jacket was short in the waist and high in the neck.
Watch Yourself Go By
3
Photo: NZ Police She said it was hard going, through waist-deep snow.
Radio NZ
4
A wide tabletop, about waist-height, extended right to left across the stage.
Hiding the Elephant
5
The risk increased with increased body mass index, waist size and hypercholesterolaemia.
Pubmed
6
His arms seem long enough to wrap several times around my waist.
Sweet Filthy Boy
7
Rescuers pulled people to safety from cars stranded in waist-high rushing water.
Reuters
8
The officers stood round, and the crew grouped together in the waist.
Two Years Before the Mast
9
There, in the waist of the vessel, they ceased; ceased abruptly, mysteriously.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
10
Anyone can bend at the waist, but a good bow takes skill.
The Wise Man’s Fear
11
Frank Gibbs was running that way, moving slowly through the waist-deep water.
Flesh Eaters
12
Her free hand went to one of the daggers on her waist.
Last Blood
13
The slightest artificial compression of the waist destroyed the line of beauty.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
14
The operator bent and unfastened the binders about the ankles and waist.
A Pagan of the Hills
15
A moment later her hands caught hold of Millie round the waist.
Blood harvest
16
This point behind is very becoming; it gives distinction to the waist.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
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Translations for waist
Waist through the time
Waist across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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