waist
UK /weɪst/ US /weɪst/
noun 5
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noun
1
The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
2
A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
3
The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
4
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
5
That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
There he stood, very quietly overlooking some sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist.
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