قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.

A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.

A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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.

To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.

To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.

To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.

The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Ambush.

One who watches; a watchman.

Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.

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

of Wait

One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.

A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.

of Wait

a. & n. from Wait, v.

By waiting.