Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) Ambush.

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Porter :: Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
Attendant :: Attendant (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting..
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..
Kidney :: Kidney (n.) A waiter.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
Till :: Till (v. t.) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week..
Queue :: Queue (n.) A line of persons waiting anywhere.
Await :: Await (v. i.) To watch.
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..
Antechamber :: Antechamber (n.) A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby..
Tray :: Tray (n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To watch for; to look out for.
Expectant :: Expectant (a.) Waiting in expectation; looking fo.
Help :: Help (v. t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food..
Tend :: Tend (v. i.) To await; to expect.
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear..
Waiting :: Waiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wai.
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
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