Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

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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..
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Waited :: Waited (imp. & p. p.) of Wai.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Pause :: Pause (n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
Thole :: Thole (v. i.) To wait.
Tray :: Tray (n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver..
Valet :: Valet (n.) A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
Handmaiden :: Handmaiden (n.) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To lie hid; to lie in wait.
Twaite :: Twaite (n.) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.
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..
Anteroom :: Anteroom (n.) A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..
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..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To watch for; to look out for.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
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