waist

Significado (Inglés)

1. The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
2. A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
3. The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
4. The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
5. That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
6. The middle part of anything.

Sinónimos

waistline

loins

hips

middle

hip

loin

size

small of the back

trunk

lower back

back

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side

waistband

blouse

lumbar region

shank

midriff

lumbus

girth

bodice

abdomen

girdle

small

stomach

torso

rib cage

pelvic region

measurement around waist

small of back

beam waist

waist deck

regio lumbalis

anus

astringe

barrel

belly

belt

body

buttocks

center

constriction

convergence

halfway

haunch

kidneys

lap

midsection

pelvis

reins

set-back

setoff

shirtwaist

sides

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/weɪst/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: wast

Herdado de Old English: *wæst

Relativo a Middle English: wacste

Relativo a Middle High German: wahst

Relativo a dinamarqués: vækst

Relativo a sueco: växt

Relativo a islandés: vöxtur

Relativo a Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃

Relativo a Old English: weaxan

In summary

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 *h₂weg-s- (“to multiply, increase”). Cognate with Middle English wacste (“growth, increase, might, power”), Middle High German wahst (“growth”), Danish vækst (“growth”), Swedish växt (“growth, development, size”), Icelandic vöxtur (“growth”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (wahstus, “growth”). Related to Old English weaxan (“to grow, increase”). More at wax.

Frases

It is wrapped around the waist and secured with a kafa rope .