Definition of Waist

the part of the human body above the hips and below the rib cage

Examples of Waist in a sentence

Your waist is what the band of your pants rest on, holding them up just above your hips.  🔊

It would be rather irritating to wear your belt on your hips, which is why we wear a belt around our waist instead.  🔊

The waist of a human is just above their hips, but also below their rib cage, making it a rather vaguely placed part of the body.  🔊

People are often considered to put their hands on their hips, but usually their hands are placed on their waist just above their hips.  🔊

Your hips are the bones that stick out from your sides at the top of your legs, but your waist is just the part of the body right above that.  🔊

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