Wait: alternatives and connections

To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

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To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

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To wait for; to await.

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To wait for; to await.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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To watch for; to look out for.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

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To engage in continuous thought; to think.

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To wait for; to await.

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The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

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The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

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The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

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To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motiv…

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To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtract…

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like p…

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A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

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To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

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To wait for; to await.

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A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

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To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.

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To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

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To spend time aimlessly or lazily

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To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

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To lie hid; to lie in wait.

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An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

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Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; relia…

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To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.

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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.

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One who serves.

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One who serves.

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

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

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of Wait

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of Wait

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To watch for; to look out for.

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A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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To wait for; to await.

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay.

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of Wait

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A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.

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