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# wast **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Middle English **Slug:** wast ## Words From This Root - waist - The narrow part of the body between the ribs and the hips. - waistband - a strip of fabric encircling the waist at the top of trousers or a skirt - waistline - the line of the waist of the body or a garment, or one's girth there
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waist
B2
/weɪst/
The narrow part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
waistband
C2+
/ˈweɪst.bænd/
a strip of fabric encircling the waist at the top of trousers or a skirt
waistline
C2+
/ˈweɪst.laɪn/
the line of the waist of the body or a garment, or one's girth there
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