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Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..

Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.

Stayless :: Staylace (n.) A lace for fastening stays.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

Leave :: Leave (v.) To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed..

Stead :: Stayship (n.) A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them..

Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Downhaul :: Downhaul (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.

Bone :: Bone (v. t.) To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays..

Collar :: Collar (n.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured..

Stayed :: Stay (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship..

Commoration :: Commoration (n.) The act of staying or residing in a place.

Derrick :: Derrick (n.) A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building..

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Gang :: Gang (v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays..

Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.

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