Synonym: shank, waistline. Similar words: raise, aisle, wait, await, wait for, wait on, awaiting, fist. Meaning: [weɪst] 
n. 1. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips 2. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.
n. 1. the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips 2. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole. 
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(241) Thin vertical stripes and a drawstring waist make this divided dress ideal for the fuller figure.
(242) Below her waist, the fabric of her smock filled with the black clots of her hemorrhage.
(243) The Green Man wore a coronet of leaves and a girdle of stems at his waist.