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waist /weɪst/ noun [countable]
کمر
میانه ناو، دور کمر، کمر لباس، کمربند، میان تنه، نظامی: کمرکش ناو
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English Dictionarywaist /weɪst/
noun [countable]1. the narrow part in the middle of the human body:
The skirt was too big around the waist.from the waist up/down (=in the top or bottom half of your body) Lota was paralysed from the waist down.stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body)slim-waisted/narrow-waisted/thick-waisted (=having a thin, thick etc waist)2. [usually singular] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around this part of your body
HINT:
► Do not confuse with waste, which is used as a verb and a noun to talk about using too much of something, or not using it in a sensible way. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationswaist nounI. part around the middle of the body ADJ. narrow, neat, slender, slim, small, tiny | 34-inch, etc. WAIST + NOUN height PREP. about/around/round the/your ~ She wore a broad belt about her waist. PHRASES from the waist down/up A large towel covered him from the waist down.
stripped to the waist, waist-deep/-high Where we were standing, the lake was waist-deep. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
waist II. part of a piece of clothing that goes round the waist ADJ. high, low | belted, drawstring, elasticated | tight | 34-inch, etc. These jeans have a 32-inch waist. WAIST + NOUN measurement, size | pocket [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲