wait

(noun): A delay.
(noun): An ambush.
(noun): One who watches; a watchman.
(noun): (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
(noun): (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
(verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
(verb): To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
(verb): To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
(verb): To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
(verb): To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
(verb): To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
(verb): To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.