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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Shad-waiter :: Shad-waiter (n.) A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See Roundfish.
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand..
Awaiting :: Awaiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awai.
Twaite :: Twaite (n.) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.
Pause :: Pause (n.) To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.
Till :: Till (v. t.) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week..
Await :: Await (v. i.) To watch.
Awaited :: Awaited (imp. & p. p.) of Awai.
Twaite :: Twaite (n.) A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See Shad.
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.
Tendance :: Tendance (n.) The act of attending or waiting; attendance.
Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To stay or remain behind; to 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.
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Drawer :: Drawer (n.) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop..
Esquire :: Esquire (v. t.) To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.
Waylay :: Waylay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush..
Expectant :: Expectant (a.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to seek opportunity.
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