(in combination) Having some specific type of waist. / Narrower in the middle.

That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object). / A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.

plural of waisting

(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. / A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.

plural of waist

(nautical) Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; said of a vessel.

having a torso that is longer in proportion to the legs than average

Having a very slim waist, especially as a result of tightly-laced clothing.

Synonym of hourglass drum

plural of waisted drum