- the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the middle part of the body; the joint at the top of the leg that connects it with the top part of the body
- She stood with her hands on her hips.
- These jeans are too tight around the hips.
- a hip replacement operation
- the hip bone
- She broke her hip in the fall.
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/crooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/slim/slender figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips.
- He put his hands on his hips and sighed.
- Her hips were very narrow like a girl's.
- Her hips were swaying in time to the music.
- My grandmother's having a hip replacement.
- She was carrying a baby on her hip.
- She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.
- The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.
- Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.
- He had his leg amputated at the hip.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lean
- narrow
- slender
- …
- have your hands on
- put your hands on
- gyrate
- …
- move
- sway
- swing
- …
- fracture
- injury
- pain
- …
- across the hips
- at the hip
- from the hip
- …
- hands on (your) hips
- -hipped(in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned
- large-hipped
- slim-hipped
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - (also rose hip)the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English hype, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heup and German Hüfte, also to hop (verb). noun sense 3 Old English hēope, hīope, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch joop and German Hiefe.
Idioms
See hip in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hip in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishshoot from the hip
- to react quickly without thinking carefully first
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