waists
Where belts cinch
Waists is the plural of waist—the narrower part of the human torso between the ribs and hips.
By extension, waist refers to the corresponding part of clothing: These pants have elastic waists.
Objects narrower in the middle also have waists: the waist of a violin, the waist of a ship.
Garment's upper rim
- beltStrap securing trousers
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
- corsetBoned waist-shaping undergarment
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
buckle · drawstring · elastic · low-rise · empire · peplum · basque · cummerbund
Central body region
- torsoBody without limbs
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- hipsLeg-torso joint areas
- navelCord attachment remnant
stomach · obliques · pelvis · lumbar · spine · ribs · diaphragm · flank
Remove unwanted edges
- slenderThin and graceful
- svelteGracefully slender
- narrowOf small width
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
lean · toned · willowy · lithe · petite · sleek · sculpted · nipped
Gravity-powered sand timer
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
- nippedBit with quick pressure
- definedGiven exact meaning
- A-lineFitted-top flared garment
pencil · flare · empire · princess · sheath · dropped · natural · gathered
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- inchesSmall length units
- centimetersMetric length units
- fittingSuitable or proper
alterations · seamstress · tailor · sizing · circumference · girth · proportions · darts
waistband
Garment's upper rim
cinch · buckle · drawstring · elastic · low-rise · empire · peplum · basque · cummerbund · obi
midsection
Central body region
navel · stomach · obliques · pelvis · lumbar · spine · ribs · diaphragm · flank · midriff
trim
Remove unwanted edges
tapered · lean · toned · willowy · lithe · petite · sleek · sculpted · nipped · whittled
hourglass
Gravity-powered sand timer
A-line · pencil · flare · empire · princess · sheath · dropped · natural · gathered · blouson
measurement
Determining size or amount
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- inchesSmall length units
- centimetersMetric length units
fitting · alterations · seamstress · tailor · sizing · circumference · girth · proportions · darts · pinning
- elastic waistExpandable garment waistband
- high waistGarment sitting above hips
- high-waisted jeansPants with raised waistband
- below the waist
- slim waistThin body circumference midway
- waist sizeMidsection circumference measurement
waist, high-waisted, waistcoat, waistline, waistcoats, waisted, waistlines