waist-deep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weyst deep]
- /weɪst dip/
- /weɪst diːp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weyst deep]
- /weɪst dip/

Definitions of waist-deep word

adjective waist-deep being at or rising to the level of the waist. 1
adjective waist-deep liquid: up to waist 1
adverb waist-deep submerged up to waist 1
adjective waist-deep (of water etc) As deep as would reach to the waist (of a standing person). 0

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Origin of waist-deep

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Waist-deep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Waist-deep

waist-deep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.