Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun waist

2 senses of waist

Sense 1
waist, waistline -- (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
       => area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")

Sense 2
shank, waist -- (the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
       => part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")