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waist

waist \'wa-st\ n [ME wast; akin to OE weaxan to grow - more at WAX] 1a: the 
   narrowed part of the body between the thorax and hips  1b: the greatly 
   constricted basal part of the abdomen of some insects (as w asps and flies) 
   2: the part of something corresponding to or resembling the human waist : a 
   s 2a1: the part of a ship's deck between the poop and forecastle  2a2: the 
   middle part of a sailing ship between foremast and mainmast  2b: the middle 
   section of the fuselage of an airplane  3: a garment or the part of a 
   garment covering the body from the neck to th e waistline or just below : 
   3a: the upper part of a woman's dress  3b: BLOUSE  3c: a child's 
   undergarment to which other garments may be buttoned