Meaning

4 senses
  1. A line around the body at the waist; its measurement

    Taille

    та́лияtálija

  2. The narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer

    Taille

    та́лияtálija

  3. (slang)Person having a large waistline

  4. The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.

More definitions
  • the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

Examples

4 sentences
  1. As you get older, your waistline gets bigger.

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  2. I've gathered a little fat around my waistline.

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  3. Can you adjust the belt to fit your waistline?

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  4. Because of his expanding waistline, he switched from belts to braces.

    deWegen seines zunehmenden Leibesumfangs stieg er von Gürteln auf Hosenträger um.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
line around the body at the waist; its measurement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
line around the body at the waist; its measurement:

Forms

plural: waistlines
Singularwaistline
Pluralwaistlines

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
a line around the body at the waist:girth
Close in meaning
  • the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips:waist

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwaistlined

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
waistline — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto