Unscramble wait

Definition of wait

noun:

• time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay", "he ordered a hold in the action". Synonyms: delay, hold, postponement, time lag.
• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him". Synonyms: waiting.

verb:

• stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets".
• wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment". Synonyms: hold back, hold off.
• look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives", "She is looking to a promotion", "he is waiting to be drafted". Synonyms: await, expect, look.
• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's". Synonyms: waitress.

Related words

ambuscade, ambush, anticipate, bushwhack, delay, expect, extension, lurk, moratorium, retardation, scupper, waylay.

Words nearby

await, bait, gait, waft, waif, wail, wain, waist, waite, want, wart, watt, whit, wit, writ.

Rhymes with

abate, ablate, actuate, ate, await, bait, bate, berate, chait, collate, commutate, conflate, conjugate, crate, create, date, debate, deflate, demodulate, desecrate.