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WAIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("waist" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Holonyms ("waist" is a part of...):
sole (the underside of footwear or a golf club)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
Synonyms:
waist; waistline
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waist" is a kind of...):
area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waist"):
wasp waist (a very slender waist)
Holonyms ("waist" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Context examples:
"We are women together," she repeated, as they went out of the room, their arms around each other's waists, their hearts swelling with a new sense of companionship.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
About his waist he wore an old brass-buckled leather belt, which was the one thing solid in his whole accoutrement.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
She carried me on her lap, in a box tied about her waist.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The pictures are sent to a small recorder that is worn on the patient’s waist or shoulder.
(Capsule endoscope, NCI Dictionary)
The scientists used weight, height, waist and hip circumference, and body mass index measurements taken at baseline, as well as self-reported information on weight at baseline and follow-up five years later.
(Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women, National Institutes of Health)
The lateral prominence of the pelvis from the waist to the thigh.
(Hip, NCI Thesaurus)
In his excitement he fell in, wetting himself to the waist.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
These associations—which were adjusted for numerous factors including smoking, waist circumference, and chronic conditions—weren’t altered when the percentage of calories from fat or carbohydrate were considered.
(Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity, NIH)
Repeated pregnancies could result in long-lasting changes within the body including weight gain, especially around the waist, and increased levels of cholesterol in the blood.
(Pregnancy losses and large numbers of children linked with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Cambridge)
Small parasitic insects that can cause a itching red rash to the skin of the waist, shoulders, armpits, neck and pubic area.
(Human Head Louse, NCI Thesaurus)
