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waist
noun as in part of the torso between the ribs and hips
noun as in middle of body
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She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.
He was paralyzed from the waist down, a World War II veteran and had six weeks to live.
The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.
Another model, covered from head to waist in white flowers, danced.
A naked dancer held a towel around his waist as he slicks back his hair in the ladies toilets.
His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
He stood aside, and bending from the waist he made a sweeping gesture towards the door with the hand that held his hat.
On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).
A pair of thin trousers and a shirt hanging down outside instead of being tucked in at the waist, and his toilet is made.
The waist, now less pinched in at the middle, looked longer without being really so.
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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to waist, such as: midriff, waistline, gut, middle, midsection, and abdoment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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