(fashion) A waistline on a woman's dress that is located immediately below the bust

The United States of America together with its allies, viewed as having the qualities characteristic of an empire.

(historical) The French empire ruled by Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870.

(computing, slang) To switch one's operating system to Linux.

An empire of the Mongols and Turkic peoples which existed in Asia from 1206 to 1368 and became the largest contiguous land empire in human history, stretching from Central Europe east to the Sea of Japan and from Siberia south to the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inductive, embarrassment. / (physics, dated) The delay in signalling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction.

(fashion) Having an empire waist.

(rare) A unisex given name.

Austria-Hungary

A partial hug. / An ambivalent acceptance or adoption.