'Waist'is the body part which lies between rib cage and the hips. Ideally it should be the narrowest part in the torso. In aged persons and others engaged in sedantic occupations, waist broadens owing to accumulation of fat.
To describe the handsomeness of men and attractive figure of women, writers get frequent occasions to describe waist, while describing the characters they create.
Here is a Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test based on adjectives used to describe 'waist'.
Pl. fill in the blanks in questions 9001 to 9010, selecting appropriate adjectival phrases from the Choice Box, noting answers on a small piece of paper.
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CHOICE BOX
Adjectival phrases which describe 'waists'
Bent waist
Chubby waist
Concave waist
Convex waist
Curvy waist
Elastic waist
Large waist
Shrinking waist
Shrunken waist
Skinny waist
Skinnier waist
Slender waist
Slim waist
Small waist
Smallest waist
Thin waist
Tiny waist
Wasp waist
Youthful waists
9001. Why people are enamored with tiny waits and big boobes all the time?
9002. A slender waist need not be a hallmark of feminine beauty. It may even be from anorexia. Is beauty not skin-deep?
9003. She wears a baggy t-shirt which hangs loose on her skinny waist.
9004. Contrary to common belief, elderly and middle aged stars also maintain youthful waists.
9005. Cathie Jung with her smallest waist is said to be the Queen of the Corsets.
9006. Cute face and chubby waist do not neutralise each other in a beauty formula.
9007. Some people believe that elastic waist belts shrink their waists.
9008. We cannot get hourglass waists when we eat hamburgers and pizzas. There is only garbage-in and no garbage-out.
9009. Bent waist and hunchback may be the consequences of bad sitting postures and ill-designed chairs. Use of ergonomically designed chairs may prevent such sufferings.
9010. Convex waist lines and concave waist lines of citizens sometimes serve as indicators of a nation's prosperity.
