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Waist \Waist\, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS.
weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See Wax to grow.]
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1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the
ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the
thorax and hips. --Chaucer.
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I am in the waist two yards about. --Shak.
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2. Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially
(Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc.,
which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the
middle part of the ship.
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3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body
from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
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4. A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.
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waist
n 1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips [syn:
waist, waistline]

2: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide
part of the sole [syn: shank, waist]
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waist [weist]
Taille

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waist [weist]
taille

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waist

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hajóközép
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waist [weist]
leest; middel; taille

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waist [weist]
cintura, talhe

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waist [weist]
cintura

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waist

Gürtellinie f
waist

Taille f
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26 Moby Thesaurus words for "waist":
blouse, bodice, center, core, corsage, diameter, diaphragm, dickey,
equator, heart, interior, kernel, linen, mean, median, middle,
midmost, midriff, midst, nucleus, shift, shirt, thick,
thick of things, waistline, zone



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