Definition of wait

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Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..

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Mistress :: Mistress (v. i.) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Awaiting :: Awaiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awai.
Tidewaiter :: Tidewaiter (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
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..
See :: See (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars..
Patience :: Patience (n.) The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance.
Antechamber :: Antechamber (n.) A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby..
Servifor :: Servifor (n.) An undergraduate, partly supported by the college funds, whose duty it formerly was to wait at table. A servitor corresponded to a sizar in Cambridge and Dublin universities..
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver..
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman.
Waiting :: Waiting () a. & n. from Wait, v..
Insidious :: Insidious (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table..
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait..
Wait :: 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.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart..
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