What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Waist vs Waits - What's the difference?

waist | waits |

Waits is a anagram of waist.



As nouns the difference between waist and waits

is that waist is the part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach while waits is plural of lang=en.

As a verb waits is

third-person singular of wait.

waist

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
  • * 1851 ,
    • There he stood, very quietly overlooking some sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist .

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from waist) * pantywaist * waistband * waistcoat * waistless * waistline

    Anagrams

    * *

    External links

    * * ----

    waits

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plurale tantum, British) A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wait)

    • Anagrams

    * *