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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Tidewaiter :: Tidewaiter (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties..
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting..
Thole :: Thole (v. i.) To wait.
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
Engineman :: Engineman (n.) A man who manages, or waits on, an engine..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
Tray :: Tray (n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver..
Await :: Await (n.) A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To wait for; to stay or stop for.
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
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..
Ambuscade :: Ambuscade (v. t.) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay..
Counterwait :: Counterwait (v. t.) To wait or watch for; to be on guard against.
Salver :: Salver (n.) A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart..
Waitress :: Waitress (n.) A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
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..
Twaite :: Twaite (n.) A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad.
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..
Forlay :: Forlay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to ambush.
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