Index of English words, starting with "wa"

(1) - Waistcoat (n.) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of fashionable costume.
(2) - Waistcoat (n.) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

(1) - Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war.

(1) - Wait (v. i.) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
(2) - Wait (v. i.) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
(3) - Wait (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman.
(4) - Wait (v. i.) Ambush.
(5) - Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
(6) - Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
(7) - Wait (v. t.) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
(8) - Wait (v. t.) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
(9) - Wait (v. t.) To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
(10) - Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
(11) - Wait (v. i.) To watch; to observe; to take notice.