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waistline

US/ˈweɪstˌlaɪn/

waistline noun: a line around the body at the waist; its measurement.

Noun

waistline (plural waistlines)

  1. a line around the body at the waist; its measurement
    Synonyms:
    girth
  2. the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer
  3. (slang) person having a large waistline
  4. The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.
    • [...] with the adoption of a curved bodyside profile Bulleid considerably raised the height of the waistline and at the shoulder height of seated passengers, just where the extra space was most needed.1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 396

waistline meaning in Urdu

waistline in Urdu

کمر کی ناپ

Examples of waistline in a sentence

  • If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.
  • He blames his overindulgence in food for his expanding waistline.
  • An Empire-style dress has a high waistline – directly under the bust – from which the dress falls all the way to a hem as low as the floor.

All 15 example sentences with waistline

Synonyms of waistline

Forms of waistline

pluralwaistlines

Plural of waistline: waistlines

Origin of waistline

From waist + line.

Words formed from waistline

Questions about waistline

What does waistline mean?
Waistline means a line around the body at the waist; its measurement.
What is waistline in Urdu?
Waistline in Urdu is کمر کی ناپ. See Waistline meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is waistline?
Waistline is a noun.
How do you pronounce waistline?
Waistline is pronounced /ˈweɪstˌlaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of waistline?
The plural of waistline is waistlines.

Words near waistline in the dictionary

  1. waisters
  2. waisting
  3. waistings
  4. waistless
  5. waistlessness
  6. waistline
  7. waistlined
  8. waistlines
  9. waistlong
  10. waists
  11. waistwrap

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Adapted from Wiktionary: waistline (page history and authors); waistline (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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