waist
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
Noun 4 meanings
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wast (“waist”), probably from Old English *wæst, *wǣst, *weaxt, *wæhst, from Proto-West Germanic *wahstu, from Proto-Germanic *wahstuz (“growth, development, stature, build”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- (“to multiply, increase”).
WAIST at a glance
WAIST has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,518 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with waist
All rhymesOne letter away
- WRIST8
- WHIST11
- WARST8
- MAIST7
- SAIST5
- WAIFT11
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