Synonyms for waist
weɪstwaist

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. waist, waistlinenoun

   the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

   Synonyms:
   waistline, shank, waist

2. shank, waistnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   stem, waistline, cannon, shank, waist

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1. • Area
   • Part

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. girth

   thickness of the middle

   what is you girth measurement

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. waistnoun

   Synonyms:
   middle part (as of the human body or a ship)

2. waistnoun

   Synonyms:
   BODICE

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1. waistnoun

   Synonyms:
   corsage, bodice, blouse, basque, girth (waist measure)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "waist":

   size, belt, wrist, sizes

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How to use waist in a sentence?

1. Theodore Andreadis:

   Examine yourself closely when you leave the area because these ticks will attach and begin to feed very quickly, they like to attach around the waist, behind your knees, and even below your hairline. You want to check yourself quite closely.

2. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

3. Anthony Loizzi:

   He is in a great deal of pain – physically and emotionally – especially as the family had to share with him the devastating news that he is paralyzed from the waist down.

4. Hunter Treschl:

   I didn't see it coming, i was just in about waist-deep water, playing with my cousin ... and felt this kind of hit on my left leg ... like it was a big fish coming near you or something.

5. Grant Wilson:

   The idea of a night roll is that by wearing it around your waist, it fills in the gap between your hips and your rib cage, and therefore keeps the natural curves in your back and in your spine.