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waist

[weyst] / weɪst /
NOUN
part of the torso between the ribs and hips
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NOUN
middle of body
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I also started looking up the starlets of the time and what their waist sizes were.

From Los Angeles Times

Alan Munhall, the September model who was photographed by his wife in their garden with a basket strapped to his waist, wasn’t sure if they’d raise much money but figured it wouldn’t hurt to try.

From The Wall Street Journal

The glass tower — emerging from a cluster of angled columns — cinches inward at its waist, bulging outward again as it rises, like a figure leaning into a twirl.

From Los Angeles Times

On either side, men bent at the waist, clearing fruit with one quick sweep of the knife and moving on to the next.

From Los Angeles Times

"I tried to run back to my house to tell my husband, and the water was already reaching my waist," she told AFP.

From Barron's