waist

IPA(Pronunciation)

/weɪst/

obsolete

Japanese Meaning

体のウエスト部分、具体的には骨盤と腹部の間のくびれ。 / 衣服のウエスト部分、すなわちパンツやスカートなどの腰にあたる部分。

She tied a ribbon around her waist before stepping onto the stage.

彼女は舞台に上がる前に腰にリボンを結んだ。

Sense（1）

(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

Sense（2）

A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.

Sense（3）

The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).

Sense（4）

The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

Sense（5）

(nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

There he stood, very quietly overlooking some sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist.

Sense（6）

(obsolete) The middle part of anything.

In the dead vast and middle of the night

waists

（ plural ）