waistband

noun

waist·​band ˈwās(t)-ˌband 

: a band (as of trousers or a skirt) fitting around the waist

Examples of waistband in a Sentence

shorts with an elastic waistband

Recent Examples on the Web

Investigators also recovered a 9 mm firearm, which officers saw in Brown’s waistband, with a serial number that had been destroyed, according to warrants. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

The scuffle escalated, police say, when Hoempler pulled out a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and shot all three men. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Look cute and stay comfy on long travel days with this matching set, which comes with a polished mock-neck short-sleeve top and wide-leg pants with a stretchy waistband. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waistband

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

waistband

noun

waist·​band ˈwās(t)-ˌband 

: a band (as of trousers or a skirt) fitting around the waist