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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Waylay :: Waylay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
Await :: Await (n.) A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Engineman :: Engineman (n.) A man who manages, or waits on, an engine..
Waitress :: Waitress (n.) A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
Kidney :: Kidney (n.) A waiter.
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
Linger :: Linger (a.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
Queue :: Queue (n.) A line of persons waiting anywhere.
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand..
Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..
Expectant :: Expectant (a.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good..
Expectant :: Expectant (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
Ambuscade :: Ambuscade (v. t.) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay..
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