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Main Entry:	waist [weyst] Show IPA/weɪst/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	part of the torso between the ribs and hips
Synonyms:	abdoment, gut, middle, midriff, midsection, waistline

Main Entry:	middle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	center
Synonyms:	core, deep, focus, halfway, halfway point, heart, inside, marrow, mean, media, midpoint, midriff, midsection, midst, thick, waist
Antonyms:	border, margin, outside

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Concept:	Middle.
Category:	2. CONSECUTIVE ORDER
Synonyms:	-nouns middle, midst, mediety, mean; medium, middle term; center, mid-course [more]; mezzo termine; juste milieu; halfway house, nave, navel, omphalos; nucleus, nucleolus., equidistance, bisection, half distance; equator, diaphragm, midriff; intermediate. -adjectives middle, medial, mesial, mean, mid, median, average; middlemost, midmost; mediate; intermediate (interjacent); equidistant; central; mediterranean, equatorial; homocentric. -adverbs in the middle; midway, halfway; midships, amidships, in medias res.
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Example Sentences

The size of your waist can tell you far more about the state of your health than the number on a bathroom scale.

The tv and camera were right in front of me so it was always a shot waist up.

When someone is in a wheelchair his head is at the height of an average person's waist.

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The size of your waist can tell you far more about the state of your health than the number on a bathroom scale.

The tv and camera were right in front of me so it was always a shot waist up.

When someone is in a wheelchair his head is at the height of an average person's waist.

The waist is about an inch lower in the back than the front.

They chose to shock those fully clothed significantly more often than those exposed above the waist.

Pants widened my hips, shrank my legs and made my waist disappear.

Hold the dough parallel to the ground, between your waist and chest.

Clothed, she downplays breasts and hips and hides her waist.

Before it capsized, he attached the bag of gold to his waist and jumped overboard.

Pell especially liked his father's belt, which he had to wrap twice around his waist to fit.

Ended up sliding too early, having to climb back up said pole then slide down again fast, which lifted skirt round waist.

Still others stand, waist deep, and carry on about last night's party or yesterday's catch.

The man leaped out from behind some bushes and grabbed the female roughly, one hand around her waist and the other over her mouth.

The best seem to glide through the air from the waist up, but their feet are a blur.

It would be better if the waist strap was removable, but it can be kind of tucked in at the back.

As the heat begins to strengthen the waist begins to lengthen.

It can be done from the waist down with a spinal block.

Although you see him only from the waist up, he gives the impression that he is kneeling.

With a button-down top and drawstring elastic waist.

Waiting for something to happen and arguing it's necessity is a colossal waist of money, and more importantly time.

It used to be clear enough that you could see your feet standing waist deep in the water.

Say goodbye to shirts worn through at the waist from spit-rub after spit-rub.

He is wide at the waist and fluffy at the top, with a slightly disheveled heap of hair.

Not the ones that hang halfway down my butt, but actually come up to my waist.

Or they swivel their knees, leap and then bend at the waist in a sudden bow.

Swing your arms forward, touching fingertips at waist level.

Reach into the trousers from the waist and turn both legs inside out.

In the following video, you'll see two iPads being dropped face first onto a concrete sidewalk from waist height.

For one thing, the newest sweaters are bigger and bulkier, whether they stop at the waist or extend to mid-thigh.

Girls get these pants that are tight and then their midriff spills over the top of the so-called waist.

Can't tell if he's wearing pants, but he often suits up from the waist up at least.

To climb down safely, each climber wears a harness around his or her legs and waist.

They fill out their phenotype traits, listing everything from waist size to diet habits.

Three straps on each side of the waist belt cinch to cup different hip shapes.

The polypropylene water-bottle has a slim waist covered in a silicone grip.

Walks around cleaning the house, with the camera angled to capture him from the waist up.

Communications gadgets small enough to fit into gear pouches worn around the waist.

There is also a thin but effective enough waist strap.

The size of your waist can tell you far more about the state of your health than the number.

Whether it is encircling their waist or slung diagonally across shoulder.

We find that waist measurement is a far more accurate predictor of heart disease and a whole host of other conditions.

Patriotic parachutes tied around the waist with a piece of hemp rope seemed to be the bikini.

Even among people of normal weight, a large waist size significantly increases the risk for heart disease, a new study shows.

Maybe they make it a foul to kick the foot above the waist and allowed contact while fighting for the ball.

Moments after landing on the bedrock, still on rappel, he was swept by a wave that soaked him to the waist.

It is in my waist belt now, and if it is not destroyed by cannon shot or rifle bullets, you will find it on.

The two are photographed from the waist up and are wearing white opaque bras.

Imagine if your employer started measuring your waist as a measure of your health.

Perhaps more important than this is the fact that our waist lines continue to grow.

Instead, use a hip pack that has a waist belt and shoulder strap.

The harness clips off the waist belt for the child's ride on a chair lift.

It is us through a fun house mirror, and not the good kind that makes you look slim in the waist and maybe taller.

For example, a towel used to dry the lower half of the body must not touch anything above the waist.

The front panel's construction means the device should be able to withstand drops from above waist height, says iFixit.

With double straps under the collar and straps at the waist that cinch to adjust the fit and keep out wind.

Originally the suit's jacket was made without a waist seam to.

It is a waist of time and money trying to bring peace to places where such deep-rooted animosities exist.

The suit is strapped to the waist and legs and sensors monitor electrical signals sent to the legs from the brain.

Carle's back, her waist narrowed visibly by two to three inches.

They fill out their phenot ype traits, listi ng everything from waist size to diet habits.

These trunks have a nice, short cut and the yellow tie at the waist adds a bit of pop.

In effect you have a backpack camera system with a waist belt for added stability during longer hikes on difficult trails.

Punn used to hang panels of decorative tin around his waist on ropes and travel by subway across the city to install them.

The bias cut with elastic waist is comfortable enough to sightsee in all day, but dressy.

In a dim, soot-covered den maybe six feet square, a man stands waist deep in a narrow hole.

O'Friel says she chose a corset because it cinches the waist and forces wearers to breathe shallowly.

With his parents and two sisters, he produced the fabric that lines the waist of cheap trousers.

Besides it seemed they tried not to waist anything, ie they did not use milk and donated the bananas.

Two sets of overhead control cables can be seen in the waist photos.

The girl had photographed herself outside a shower with a towel wrapped around her waist and her breasts bared.

Near the pen's waist is a stereophonic microphone for recording audio around you and a speaker for playback.

Highly adjustable harness system with interchangeable waist straps and adjustable torso length.

One useful thing that you've discovered in your bumbling about is a metal doorknob set at waist level into what might be a door.

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