waits
Because it is a word with a single syllable, waits is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofwaits
- A delay.
Example: "I had a very long wait at the airport security check."
- An ambush.
Example: "They lay in wait for the patrol."
- One who watches; a watchman.
- (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
- (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.]
- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Example: "Wait here until your car arrives."
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Example: "She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn."
- To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
- To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
- To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
Example: "to wait dinner"
- To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.
- A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.
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