Plural of waist

regular plural

The plural of waist is waists.

Forms of waist

Sallowfaced and hardworking men with gnarled hands and thin waists.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 12, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 77. From the entry sallowfaced
Having unearthed their taffeta gowns from deep storage, they show off pinched waists, bare arms, throats and shoulders.2017 June 30, Ruth La Ferla, “In ‘The Beguiled,’ Pretty Confections Whipped Up to Seduce”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry taffeta
I designed clothes for flowerlike women, with rounded shoulders, full feminine busts and hand-span waists above enormous spreading skirts.2007 December 2, “Fashion”, in New York Times. From the entry flowerlike
The gaunt men carried swords and daggers with a new familiarity, and even the women had poniards belted at their waists.2003, Christopher Paolini, “Dragon Tales”, in Eragon, pages 22-23. From the entry poniard
It's belted waists and pencil skirts again, which means the ghastly panty-girdles and roll-ons have returned, only this time they're called control knickers.2007 November 6, Michele Hanson, The Guardian. From the entry panty girdle

noun The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
noun A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
noun The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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