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Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..

Consistory :: Consistory (n.) Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council..

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

Outsit :: Outsit (v. t.) To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay..

Retard :: Retard (v. i.) To stay back.

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..

Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..

Staysail :: Staynil (n.) The European starling.

Post :: Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) Main support; principal dependence.

Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.

Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.

Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last..

Staynil :: Staymaker (n.) One whose occupation is to make stays.

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