wait
Definitions
Noun
- Time during which some action is awaited
- The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
Verb
- Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- Wait before acting
- Look forward to the probable occurrence of
- Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "wait".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waiting | 2 | 110 |
| 2 | wait | 1 | 94 |
| 3 | waited | 2 | 70 |
| 4 | waiter | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | await | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | awaited | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | awaiting | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | waiters | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | awaits | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | waitress | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | waits | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | waite | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | waitresses | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | braithwaite | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cowperthwaite | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | crosthwait | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | crosthwaite | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | garthwaite | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | goldthwaite | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | kuwait | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | kuwait's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | kuwaiti | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | kuwaitis | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | postlethwait | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | postlewait | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | postlewaite | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | waite's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | waiter's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | waites | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | waitin' | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | waitkus | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | waitman | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | waitt | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | waitzkin | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "wait".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "wait".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "wait" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait for | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "wait" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "wait" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "wait".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | what | 1 | 1908 |
| 2 | went | 1 | 507 |
| 3 | want | 1 | 328 |
| 4 | west | 1 | 235 |
| 5 | what's | 1 | 53 |
| 6 | wart | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | wept | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | writ | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | walt | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | west's | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | wilt | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | watt | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | wert | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | witt | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | wont | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | what'd | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | what're | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | whit | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | w00t | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | waft | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | watt's | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | wayt | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | welt | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | what'll | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | what've | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | what-what | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | whet | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | wint | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | wirt | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | wist | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 34
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 30
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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