Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

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Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
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..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop..
Attendant :: Attendant (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting..
Waitingly :: Waitingly (adv.) By waiting.
Lander :: Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) The twaite.
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait for; to await.
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..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Ambush.
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect..
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..
Dumb-waiter :: Dumb-waiter (n.) A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves..
Pause :: Pause (n.) To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) Waiting for; expectation.
Waiting :: Waiting () a. & n. from Wait, v..
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
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