[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

waist \waist\, n. oe. wast; originally, growth, akin to as.
   weaxan to grow; cf. as. waestm growth. see wax to grow.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            i am in the waist two yards about.    --shak.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. a garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body
      from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
      1913 webster

   4. a girdle or belt for the waist. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   waist anchor. see sheet anchor, 1, in the vocabulary.
      1913 webster
see also:
wax waist anchor sheet anchor 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

waist
     n 1: the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips syn: waistline
     2: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide
        part of the sole syn: shank
see also:
waistline shank 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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