Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen..

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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Ambush.
Lift :: Lift (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.
Attendance :: Attendance (v. t.) Waiting for; expectation.
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..
Await :: Await (v. t.) To wait on, serve, or attend..
Abigail :: Abigail (n.) A lady's waiting-maid.
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..
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.
Valet :: Valet (n.) A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.
Tidewaiter :: Tidewaiter (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties..
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for..
Tend :: Tend (v. i.) To await; to expect.
Handmaiden :: Handmaiden (n.) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
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..
Lackey :: Lackey (v. t.) To attend as a lackey; to wait 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..
Waiter :: Waiter (n.) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver..
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders..
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..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen..
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