waist

noun

• the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips.
• the circumference of this:her waist is 28 inches
• a narrowing of the trunk of the body above the hips:the last time you had a waist was around 1978
• the part of a garment encircling or covering the waist.
• the point at which a garment is shaped so as to narrow between the rib cage and the hips:a jacket with a high waist
• a blouse or bodice.
• a narrow part in the middle of anything, such as a violin, an hourglass, the body of wasp, etc..
• the middle part of a ship, between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.