Difference between Waistline and Waist

What is the difference between Waistline and Waist?

Waistline as a noun is a line around the body at the waist; its measurement while Waist as a noun is the part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

Waistline

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a line around the body at the waist; its measurement 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 person having a large waistline

Waist

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

Example sentence: When I started working on 'Battlestar Galactica' in Canada, I was told to get as fit as a marine for my character Lee 'Apollo' Adama. So I did. But now I have a problem with suits, because I'm 5 ft. 9 in. with a 40 inch chest and a 31 inch waist, so I'm rather too big for that very tailored British look, and they always have to be altered.

We hope you now know whether to use Waistline or Waist in your sentence.

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