Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular..

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Engineman :: Engineman (n.) A man who manages, or waits on, an engine..
Patience :: Patience (n.) The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance.
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..
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart..
Duenna :: Duenna (n.) The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain.
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Page :: Page (n.) A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body..
Counterwait :: Counterwait (v. t.) To wait or watch for; to be on guard against.
Mistress :: Mistress (v. i.) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Lander :: Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
Expectant :: Expectant (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
Pannier :: Pannier (n.) A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London..
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign..
Kidney :: Kidney (n.) A waiter.
Tend :: Tend (v. i.) To await; to expect.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
Awaiting :: Awaiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awai.
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