n.
A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.
v. i.
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
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.
v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
v. t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
v. t.
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
v. i.
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
v. i.
One who watches; a watchman.
v. i.
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
v. i.
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
n.
One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.
n.
A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.
n.
A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
v. t.
A waif; a castaway.