waist noun
1 part around the middle of the body
ADJ. narrow, neat, slender, slim, small, tiny | 34-inch, etc.
WAIST + NOUN height
PREP. about/around/round the/your ~ She wore a broad belt about her waist.
PHRASES from the waist down/up A large towel covered him from the waist down. | stripped to the waist, waist-deep/-high Where we were standing, the lake was waist-deep.
2 part of a piece of clothing that goes round the waist
ADJ. high, low | belted, drawstring, elasticated | tight | 34-inch, etc. These jeans have a 32-inch waist.
WAIST + NOUN measurement, size | pocket