Definition of wait

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

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Tidesman :: Tidesman (n.) A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.
Ambush :: Ambush (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver..
Pay :: Pay (v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays..
Waiting :: Waiting () a. & n. from Wait, v..
Insidious :: Insidious (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe..
Pannier :: Pannier (n.) A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait for; to await.
Tray :: Tray (n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver..
Valet :: Valet (n.) A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise..
Waitingly :: Waitingly (adv.) By waiting.
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) Waiting for; expectation.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular..
Law-abiding :: Law-abiding (a.) Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To watch; to observe; to take notice.
Gallant :: Gallant (v. t.) To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play..
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Handmaiden :: Handmaiden (n.) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
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