Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman.

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Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait for; to await.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Forlay :: Forlay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to ambush.
Linger :: Linger (a.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Engineman :: Engineman (n.) A man who manages, or waits on, an engine..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver..
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..
Galilee :: Galilee (n.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Ambuscade :: Ambuscade (v. t.) A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush..
Await :: Await (v. i.) To wait; to stay in waiting.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to wait.
Duenna :: Duenna (n.) The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain.
Tidesman :: Tidesman (n.) A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.
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