Definition of wait

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

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Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Expectant :: Expectant (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
Gallivant :: Gallivant (v. i.) To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan..
Tray :: Tray (n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
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..
Porter :: Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
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..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..
Tend :: Tend (v. i.) To await; to expect.
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Shad-waiter :: Shad-waiter (n.) A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See Roundfish.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect..
Abigail :: Abigail (n.) A lady's waiting-maid.
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..
Help :: Help (v. t.) To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and passing food..
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
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