waist

Other forms of waist

plural

waists·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about waist

What does waist mean?

waist means "the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in waist?

waist has 1 syllable: waist. In IPA it is /ˈweɪst/.

What is another word for waist?

Close synonyms include waistline, shank. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is waist a common word?

waist is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with waist?

1 word rhymes with waist. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.