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wait
noun
1. Chiefly British One of a group of musicians employed, usually by a city, to play in parades or public ceremonies.
2. Chiefly British One of a group of musicians or carolers who perform in the streets at Christmastime.
3. The act of waiting or the time spent waiting.
4. A hidden or concealed position.
5. A state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy.
phrasal-verb
1. On To follow as a result; depend on.
2. On To make a formal call on; visit.
3. On To serve the needs of; be in attendance on.
4. Wait out To delay until the termination of: wait out a war; waited out the miniskirt craze.
5. Wait up To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.
verb
1. To stay in place in expectation of.
2. To delay serving (a meal).
3. To serve as for.
4. To remain stationary in readiness or expectation.
5. To pause for another to catch up.
verb-intransitive
1. To remain or be in readiness: lunch waiting on the table.
2. To remain or rest in expectation: waiting for the guests to arrive. See Synonyms at stay1.
3. To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: The trip will have to wait.
4. To tarry until another catches up.
5. To work as a waiter or waitress.
verb-transitive
1. Informal To delay (a meal or an event); postpone: They waited lunch for us.
2. To be a waiter or waitress at: wait tables.
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Top Words by points |
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wait | 7 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ai | 2 |
at | 2 |
aw | 5 |
it | 2 |
ta | 2 |
ti | 2 |
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ait | 3 |
taw | 6 |
twa | 6 |
wat | 6 |
wit | 6 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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wait | 7 |