waist
{adj: bare, au naturel, naked, nude} completely unclothed
"bare bodies"
"naked from the waist up"
"a nude model"
{adj: bottomless} unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness
"bottomless dancers"
"a bottomless bar"
{adj: deep} having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
"a deep well"
"a deep dive"
"deep water"
"a deep casserole"
"a deep gash"
"deep massage"
"deep pressure receptors in muscles"
"deep shelves"
"a deep closet"
"surrounded by a deep yard"
"hit the ball to deep center field"
"in deep space"
"waist-deep"
<-> shallow
{adj: flared, flaring} having a gradual increase in width
"flared nostrils"
"a skirt flaring from the waist"
{adj: shapely} having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
"a slim waist and shapely legs"
<-> unshapely
{adj: slender-waisted, slim-waisted, wasp-waisted} having a small waist
{adj: waist-length} (of clothing) extending only to the waist
{adv: waist-deep, waist-high} up to the waist
"the water rose waist-high"
{n: Eton jacket} a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom
{n: Greco-Roman wrestling} a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
{n: New Look} a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt
{n: apron string} (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
{n: apron} a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
{n: bellyband} a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
{n: belt} a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)
{n: bodice} part of a dress above the waist
{n: bomber jacket} a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
{n: bustle} a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
{n: chatelaine} a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
{n: chemise, sack, shift} a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
{n: coattail} the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
{n: cutaway} a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
{n: diaper, nappy, napkin} garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
{n: fanny pack, butt pack} a waist pack worn with the pouch in back
{n: full skirt} a long skirt gathered at the waist
{n: gathered skirt} a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist
{n: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth} a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
{n: half-length} a portrait showing the body from only the waist up
{n: hip} either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
{n: hose} man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
{n: khimar} a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist
{n: mess jacket, monkey jacket, shell jacket} waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners
{n: paraplegic} a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
{n: peplos, peplus, peplum} a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
{n: pyjama} a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
{n: shank, waist} the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
{n: sheet anchor, waist anchor} spare anchor for use in emergency
{n: skirt of tasses} armor plate that protects the body below the waist
{n: skirt} a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
{n: skirt} cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
{n: slash pocket} a pocket in a garment (usually below the waist) to which access is provided by a vertical or diagonal slit in the outside of the garment
{n: tights, leotards} skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
{n: top} a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
"he stared as she buttoned her top"
{n: trouser, pant} (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
"he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
{n: underpants} an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
{n: waist pack, belt bag} a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist
{n: waist, waistline} the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
{n: wasp waist} a very slender waist
{v: come} extend or reach
"The water came up to my waist"
"The sleeves come to your knuckles"
{v: crouch, stoop, bend, bow} bend one's back forward from the waist on down
"he crouched down"
"She bowed before the Queen"
"The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
{v: jackknife} dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
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