waist, n. corsage, bodice; blouse, basque; girth (waist measure).
waistcoat, n. [vest], doublet.
wait, v. tarry, [stay], [linger], await, [abide]; (Colloq.) [delay], [postpone], defer, procrastinate.
wait, n. [waiting], [delay], halt, [stop]; ambush, ambuscade.
waiter, n. [attendant], servitor, [lackey], garçon (Fr.); salver, [tray].
waiting, n. tarrying, [lingering], [delay]; [abeyance], [suspension], quiescence.
waiting-room, n. [station], [depot].
waive, v. [relinquish], [forego], [surrender].
wake, v. awake, [waken]; [arouse], [rouse], [revive].
wakeful, a. [sleepless], insomnolent; [vigilant], [watchful].