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| stomach |
the front part of the body below the chest; belly. [1/3 definitions] |
| thorax |
the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen in humans and in animals with four limbs; chest. It contains the ribs, heart, and lungs. [1/2 definitions] |
| trunk |
a large, strong container, often with a lock, used to store or transport goods; chest. [1/6 definitions] |
| waist |
the part of the human body between the chest and hips. [1/2 definitions] |
| yodel |
to sing or call out with quick changes of the voice so that sounds range in an instant from low or medium pitch, with sounds coming from the chest, to very high pitch. Yodeling is popular among the mountain people of the Alps. [1/2 definitions] |
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