Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) Ambush.

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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.
Await :: Await (v. t.) To watch for; to look out for.
Forbearance :: Forbearance (n.) The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury..
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..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Gallivant :: Gallivant (v. i.) To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan..
Awaiting :: Awaiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awai.
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign..
Handmaiden :: Handmaiden (n.) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
Anteroom :: Anteroom (n.) A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room..
Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon..
Awaited :: Awaited (imp. & p. p.) of Awai.
Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
Twaite :: Twaite (n.) A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad.
Await :: Await (v. t.) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good..
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
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