hips

Pelvis's lateral projections

Hips are the joints where the legs meet the torso, or more loosely, the fleshy area around them: She put her hands on her hips.

Hip width and shape figure prominently in discussions of body type and attractiveness.

In anatomy, the hip joint is a ball-and-socket allowing the leg's range of motion.

Hip replacement surgery is common among the elderly.

anatomy

pelvis

Bony basin at waist

ischium · pubis · bone · joint · socket · girdle · cartilage · ligament · ball-and-socket · skeletal

dance

sway

Rock back and forth

wiggle · salsa · twerk · rotation · thrust · drop · circle · isolations · undulate · Latin

curves

hourglass

Gravity-powered sand timer

curvaceous · voluptuous · feminine · proportions · figure · rounded · full-figured · Rubenesque · zaftig · wide

childbirth

labor

Strenuous effort; also childbirth

midwife · dilation · epidural · cesarean · obstetrics · pushing · crowning · birthing · maternal · postpartum

fashion

high-waisted

Rising above the hips

belted · waistband · fit · tailored · silhouette · flared · bootcut · slim-fit · leggings · sashes

fitness

squats

Lowering exercises for legs

glutes · flexors · stretching · mobility · strengthening · exercises · resistance bands · clamshells · stability · core

fruit

rosehip

Seed vessel of certain flowers

tea · syrup · oil · jelly · jam · marmalade · foraging · hedgerow · seed · dried

replacement

surgery

Invasive medical procedure

titanium · recovery · rehabilitation · arthritis · joint replacement · mobility · surgeon · artificial · resurfacing · revision

Categories
Opposites
body part location

hipsshoulders

Upper arm joints

waist · upper body · hipless · chest · bust

Phrases
Family

hip, hipped, hippest, unhip, hipper, hipness

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G