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waistband — /wayst band , beuhnd/, n. a band encircling the waist, esp. as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers. [1575 85; WAIST + BAND2] * * * … Universalium
waistcloth — /wayst klawth , kloth /, n., pl. waistcloths / klawdhz , klodhz , klawths , kloths /. a loincloth. [1605 15; WAIST + CLOTH] * * * … Universalium
waist-deep — /wayst deep /, adj. being at or rising to the level of the waist. [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
waist-high — /wayst huy /, adj. extending as high as the waist: a waist high hedge. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
waistline — /wayst luyn /, n. 1. the circumference of the body at the waist: exercises to reduce the waistline. 2. the part of a garment that lies at or near the natural waistline, as the seam where the skirt and bodice of a dress are joined. 3. an imaginary … Universalium
wastebasket — /wayst bas kit, bah skit/, n. a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc. Also called wastepaper basket. [1855 60; WASTE + BASKET] * * * … Universalium
wasteland — /wayst land /, n. 1. land that is uncultivated or barren. 2. an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war. 3. something, as a period of history, phase of existence, or locality, that is spiritually or intellectually barren. [1630 40;… … Universalium
wastelot — /wayst lot /, n. Chiefly Canadian. a vacant lot, esp. one overgrown with weeds or covered with rubbish. [WASTE + LOT] * * * … Universalium
wastepaper — /wayst pay peuhr/, n. paper thrown away as useless. [1575 85; WASTE + PAPER] * * * … Universalium
wastewater — /wayst waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage. [1400 50; late ME waste watre] * * * … Universalium
