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WAIST
shank, waist
(noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
waist, waistline
(noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waist (plural waists)
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g, bees, ants and wasps).
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
(nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
(obsolete) The middle part of anything.
Anagrams
• Swati, Waits, waits
Source: Wiktionary
Waist, n. Etym: [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. wƦstm growth. See Wax to grow.]
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. I am in the waist two yards about. Shak.
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.
3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
4. A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] Shak. Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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