wait
waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something), the wait was an ordeal for him |
ambush
ambuscade
lying in wait
trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
lounge
waiting room
waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
| staff | a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose, he walked with the help of a wooden staff |
| waiting game | a strategy of delay |
| call waiting | a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone |
| waiting list | a roster of those waiting to obtain something |
staff
stave | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written |
| staff line | any of the horizontal marks comprising a staff |
treble clef
treble staff
G clef | a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff |
| staff | a rod carried as a symbol |
bread
breadstuff staff of life | food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
personnel department
personnel office
personnel staff office | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs | the executive agency that advises the President on military questions, composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps |
staff
faculty | the body of teachers and administrators at a school, the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university |
office
office staff | professional or clerical workers in an office, the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard |
| research staff | a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory |
| sales staff | those in a business who are responsible for sales |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
service staff
maintenance staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
| general staff | military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy |
| headquarters staff | military staff stationed at headquarters |
queue
waiting line | a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
| staff | personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task, the hospital has an excellent nursing staff, the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions |
half-mast
half-staff | a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress |
| chief of staff | the senior officer of a service of the armed forces |
| lady-in-waiting | a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess |
staff member
staffer | an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) |
| staff officer | a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff |
| staff sergeant | a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman st class in the Air Force |
ocotillo
coachwhip
Jacob's staff
vine cactus
Fouquieria splendens | desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers |
Celastraceae
family Celastraceae
spindle-tree family
staff-tree family | trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having brightolored fruits |
| staff tree | any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus |
bittersweet American bittersweet
climbing bittersweet
false bittersweet
staff vine
waxwork
shrubby bittersweet
Celastrus scandens | twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
| staff | building material consisting of plaster and hair, used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration |
delay
hold
time lag
postponement
wait | time during which some action is awaited, instant replay caused too long a delay, he ordered a hold in the action |
expect look
await
wait | look forward to the probable occurrence of, We were expecting a visit from our relatives, She is looking to a promotion, he is waiting to be drafted |
| staff | provide with staff, This position is not always staffed |
| staff | serve on the staff of, The two men staff the reception desk |
ambush
scupper
bushwhack
waylay
lurk
ambuscade
lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
wait
waitress | serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant, I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's |
serve attend to wait on
attend
assist | work for or be a servant to, May I serve you?, She attends the old lady in the wheelchair, Can you wait on our table, please?, Is a salesperson assisting you?, The minister served the King for many years |
| wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something, I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets |
wait hold off
hold back | wait before acting, the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment |
waiting
ready and waiting(p) | being and remaining ready and available for use, waiting cars and limousines lined the curb, found her mother waiting for them, an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests, military forces ready and waiting |
| lying in wait | waiting in concealment, in ambush, an army lying in wait in the forest |