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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

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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1. Susana Calderon:

   I saw my husband when they put me on a stretcher to take me to hospital, i saw he was very badly wounded. He had a broken arm, like me. He had many wounds on his back, his waist, his whole spine, his legs.

2. 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.

3. Mark Pollock:

   I fractured my skull, broke my back and the damage to my spinal cord left me paralyzed from the waist down, at the time, people who found me lying on the concrete thought I was dead. Even doctors predicted I was going to die.

4. Jennifer Levasseur:

   Special [as part of the exhibit] are the Apollo 11 objects, [Neil] Armstrong's headset, the lunar module film camera that recorded the first landing, and a waist tether used in the LM as well — the last two of which are on loan to us, and are promised donations, from the Armstrong family.

5. Kensington Palace:

   The focus of the dress is the graphic open bateau neckline that gracefully frames the shoulders and emphasizes the slender sculpted waist, the lines of the dress extend toward the back where the train flows in soft round folds cushioned by an underskirt in triple silk organza. The slim three-quarter sleeves add a note of refined modernity.