Waist-high (adjective)

1. Reaching up to the level of the waist.
2. As high as the waist.

Origin:

Formed by combining the noun "waist" and the adverb "high".

Examples:

1. The water was waist-high.
2. The snow was waist-high.
3. The grass was waist-high.
4. The wall was waist-high.
5. He was waist-high in the water.