Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular..

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Landwaiter :: Landwaiter (n.) See Landing waiter, under Landing, a..
Lobby :: Lobby (n.) A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.
Law-abiding :: Law-abiding (a.) Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people..
Abigail :: Abigail (n.) A lady's waiting-maid.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Pay :: Pay (v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait for; to await.
Porter :: Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
Expectant :: Expectant (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Ambush :: Ambush (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk..
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
See :: See (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars..
Handmaiden :: Handmaiden (n.) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
Tidewaiter :: Tidewaiter (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties..
Anteroom :: Anteroom (n.) A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room..
Abide :: Abide (v. t.) To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; as, I abide my time..
Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) The twaite.
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