waist /ˈwest/
 腰,腰部,腰身,背心
 waist /ˈwest/ 名詞
 腰(部)
 Waist n.
 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.
    I am in the waist two yards about.   --Shak.
 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.
 3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
 4. A girdle or belt for the waist.  [Obs.]
 Waist anchor. See Sheet anchor, 1, in the Vocabulary.
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 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]