waist-high fence

waist

— noun the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips — noun (= shank) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

high Adjective

— If something is high, it is a long way up. — If something is high, its top is a long way up. That is the highest mountain near here. — If something is high, it is very good. It might be better or more important than other things. This can often means someone has more power. The Supreme Court is the highest court in America. Brian Boru was called the high king of Ireland. Meeting my girlfriend was the high point of my year. — If someone is high, that person's mind is affected by drugs. John was high from marijuana last night.

fence Noun

— A fence is like a thin wall that is not part of a building. It stops people or animals from going from one outdoors place to another. It may have many big holes that you can see through, but not big enough for people to walk through. We put up a tall fence around the yard so that the dog couldn't get out. — A fence is a person who buys things from people who stole the things, and then sells the things again to other people. I don't think anyone will steal this, because they wouldn't get much money for it. They'd have to sell it to a fence.

fence Verb

— When someone fences a piece of land, they put up a fence around it. This field has been fenced for years, because they used to keep cows here. — When someone fences, they fight with swords as a sport. I can hear the sound of the swords hitting each other, from people fencing in the gym. — When someone fences something, they sell it to a fence. We can't give you back what we stole. We fenced it.