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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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
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..
Tendance :: Tendance (n.) The act of attending or waiting; attendance.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.
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..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
Attendant :: Attendant (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting..
Gape :: Gape (v. i.) To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at..
Drawer :: Drawer (n.) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom.
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) Waiting for; expectation.
Tend :: Tend (v. i.) To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon..
See :: See (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars..
Anteroom :: Anteroom (n.) A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room..
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve..
Lander :: Lander (n.) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
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..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting..
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