Wait

What do we mean by wait?

To remain or rest in expectation: synonym: stay. intransitive verb

To stay in one place until another catches up. intransitive verb

To remain or be in readiness. intransitive verb

To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed. intransitive verb

To work as a waiter or waitress. intransitive verb

To remain or stay in expectation of; await. intransitive verb

To delay (a meal or an event); postpone. intransitive verb

To be a waiter or waitress at. intransitive verb

The act of waiting or the time spent waiting. noun

One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies. noun

One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime. noun

To serve the needs of; be in attendance on. phrasal verb

To make a formal call on; visit. phrasal verb

To follow as a result; depend on. phrasal verb

To await. phrasal verb

To delay until the termination of. phrasal verb

To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone. phrasal verb

To stop or pause so that another can catch up. phrasal verb

A delay.

An ambush.

One who watches; a watchman.

(in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

(in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

An alternate term used in place of the word sike that implies the previous statement was false or made in sarcasm. Urban Dictionary

Something a journalism teacher says incessantly because she sucks at teaching and she can barely walk because she's a fat tub of lard Urban Dictionary

Use it before a sentence to exclaim surprise and redirection of a train of thought. Do this no more than once a week and it can add useful emphasis to your communication efforts. Or, use it before every other sentence as the new like. This way it does nothing at all, but will drive old people nuts and make you sound like a reality show super star. Urban Dictionary

The way to issue an objection on Youtube Court TV. A term created by Logic the Judge of Youtube Court TV. Urban Dictionary

1. A hilarious movie featuring Ryan Reynolds, Dane Cook, Justin Long, Anna Faris, Luis Guzman, Andy Milonakis, and many more funny actors. Its about the restaurant life and the people who work in them. Urban Dictionary

A sentence-enhancing phrase, used to illustrate the epicness of an object/situation/event. Recently popularised and revived by How I Met Your Mother character Barney. Urban Dictionary

Refers to the amount of time between phoning youre food delivery and the time it acctually appears on youre plate, not very nice if you are starving Urban Dictionary

The best fucking song in the whole damn Hamilton soundtrack like This song actually encourages sitting around On your ass and waiting for people to do something for u like I mean!!!! And also it’s by the guy who shot the guy who wasn’t gonna through away his shot (which he mentions like 8888888,000000 times a nanosecond) Urban Dictionary

A phrase added between a word to add more suspense. The phrase was popularized the the TV show How I Met Your Mother. Urban Dictionary

A phrase taken from the precog in the hit film "Minority Report"; the "now" was added to have some form of finality, which Spielberg forgot to add. When playing Mario Kart 64, or Foosball, it might be necessary to say this phrase in order to time your shot correctly. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to wait:
wait.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word wait:
arrive, tell, till, waiting, prey, minute, hear, delay, see, catch, ready, arrival, get.

Words that rhyme with wait:
state, rate, date, plate, advocate, appropriate, appreciate, mitigate, great, propagate, facilitate, accommodate, articulate, elaborate, vacillate, mandate, estate, conflate, weight, abrogate, anticipate, repudiate, emulate, intimate, ameliorate, separate, alleviate, predicate, innate, obviate, exacerbate, associate, deliberate, obfuscate, abate, mate, gate, disseminate, consummate, slate, indicate, emanate, create, elucidate, contemplate, adequate, trait, straight, resonate, delineate, initiate, incorporate, postulate, dedicate, estimate, integrate, assimilate, delegate, extrapolate, fate, reiterate, coordinate, precipitate, corroborate, collaborate, gait, manipulate, evaluate, desolate, late, designate, alternate, update, rait, collate, surrogate, abdicate, cultivate, procrastinate, freight, commiserate, consolidate, moderate, arrogate, spate, relate, debate, demonstrate, deprecate, stipulate, inculcate, denigrate, celebrate, dissipate, graduate, exonerate, communicate, subordinate, negate, compensate.

Adjectives that are often used to describe wait:
long, worth, short, hour, minute, interminable, year, average, day, brief, lengthy, endless, month, anxious, agonizing, best, tedious, week, busy, weary, considerable, usual, longest, least, prolonged, longer, circular, cold, scarce, selective, impatient, dreary, silent, shorter, indefinite, frustrating, tense, jest, dead, fruitless, longish, tiresome, painful, extended, agonising, lonely, nervous, reasonable, uncomfortable, inevitable, decent, eternal, protracted, vain, and, awful, infinite, futile, excruciating, patient, racking, void, awkward, expectant, uneasy.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective wait:
time, state, states, list, period, instruction, times, predators, condition, protocol, arq, command, bit, mode, strategy, events, statements, scheme, statement, signal, event, predator, staff, approach, loop, policy, operation, foragers, person, abiding, control, ing, service, mechanism, input, option, bits, flag, technique, sort, attitude, request, procedure, andsee, instructions, algorithm, listing, freedom, cycles, generator, macro, tactic, queue, protocols, indicator, close, watch, shop, lists, block, loops, driver, while, queues, out, routine, commands, lizards, minute, necessity, declarations, forager, message, fur, council, conn, flowshop, tactics, requests, hunters.

Consonant match to wait:
white, whet, wit, weight, wet, what, whit, wheat, wight, watt, wat, witt, wert, waite, whoot, whitt, whyte, wirt, witte, wayt, waitt, whate.

Words that sound like wait:
wait, weight, waite, wayt, white, what, wet, wit, wheat, wade, whit, wat, watt, weighed, wight, witt, weat, wot, whet, woot, wite, weet, waht, wut, whitt, whyte, wayd, witte, whoot, wett, whatt, wote, waid, yte, wayde, webt, weit, wayed, waide, ouat, wott, waat, w00t, wiet, waught, woat, wyte, watte, wette, weht, yate, hate, hait, haight, hayt, way, ways, weed, waste, waist, wed, await, waits, waiter, weigh, weights, wad, weighty, weighs, wae, wedd, wei, wais, waked, waya, way out, waye, wead, waze, waites, wates, way-out, weede, thwaite, wayo, waise, wadd, waad, waud, waped, iwate, twaite, waow, weigh out, waitz, wayi, waift, wej, -wide, ouid.