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# waistband

noun (waistbands)

«waistband» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A waistband is the band of cloth around the waist of trousers or a skirt, where small things can be tucked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/#m1)

### In the lessons

the band at the waist of clothes, where a small thing could be hidden

### Examples

- She tucked the letter into her waistband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/#x1)
- His trousers had a tight waistband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/#x2)
- He took the bracelet from his waistband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «waistband» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/waistband/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«waistband» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/waistband.html) on Mova free.