A delay. / An ambush. / (computing) Short for wait state. / (obsolete) One who watches; a watchman. / (in the plural, obsolete, UK) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

(informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment.

(transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

plural of wait

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wait

(Britain) A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.

plural of waiting

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.

A surname.

plural of Wait