"wait-a-bit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wait-a-bits [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie. Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|wag-'n-bietjie}} Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie Head templates: {{en-noun}} wait-a-bit (plural wait-a-bits)
  1. Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
    (South Africa) One of numerous acacias and mimosas and relatives.
    Senegalia brevispica (wait-a-bit acacia)
    Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Liliales order plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun--L5O4OAM Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Categories (other): South African English
  2. Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
    (South Africa) One of numerous acacias and mimosas and relatives.
    Biancaea decapetala (syn. Caesalpinia decapetala, Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn)
    Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Liliales order plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-zUqpFiN2 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Categories (other): South African English
  3. Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
    Ziziphus mucronata (buffalo thorn, Cape thorn)
    Categories (lifeform): Liliales order plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-CVijXpe6 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 7 18 20 4 8 9 8 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  4. Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
    The grapple plant (Uncarina leptocarpa).
    Categories (lifeform): Liliales order plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-TmdItnG3 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 7 18 20 4 8 9 8 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  5. Any of certain plants with sharp hooked thorns found in southern and eastern Africa.
    Asparagus spp. of South Africa (Asparagus capensis, Asparagus suaveolens, Asparagus burchellii, Asparagus mariae, Asparagus flavicaulis, Asparagus spinescens)
    Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants, Liliales order plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-kbWO1Gus Disambiguation of Asparagus family plants: 7 7 7 7 29 9 8 8 8 8 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: wait-a-bits [plural]
Etymology: From the delay caused by the recurved thorns. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wait-a-bit (plural wait-a-bits)
  1. Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America
    The common prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum).
    Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Lamiales order plants, Liliales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Pome fruits, Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-nUNcDCvL Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 6 6 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 6 6 6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 7 8 8 7 8 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 6 6 5 6 5 14 14 14 14 14 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  2. Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America
    The greenbrier (Smilax spp., esp. Smilax rotundifolia)
    Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Lamiales order plants, Liliales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Pome fruits, Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-0u~y~LLl Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 6 6 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 6 6 6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 7 8 8 7 8 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 6 6 5 6 5 14 14 14 14 14 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  3. Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America
    Any of various species of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli, etc.).
    Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Lamiales order plants, Liliales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Pome fruits, Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-oqO1nVrU Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 6 6 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 6 6 6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 7 8 8 7 8 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 6 6 5 6 5 14 14 14 14 14 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  4. Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America
    Mimosa aculeaticarpa (catclaw mimosa, wait-a-minute bush), of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
    Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Lamiales order plants, Liliales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Pome fruits, Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-athgZKc8 Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 6 6 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 6 6 6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 7 8 8 7 8 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 6 6 5 6 5 14 14 14 14 14 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
  5. Certain thorny shrubs and trees of North America
    Senegalia greggii (catclaw acacia), of southwestern US and northern Mexico.
    Categories (lifeform): Buckthorn family plants, Lamiales order plants, Liliales order plants, Mimosa subfamily plants, Pome fruits, Rue family plants
    Sense id: en-wait-a-bit-en-noun-NMh~AezG Disambiguation of Buckthorn family plants: 6 6 5 5 5 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 6 6 6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of Liliales order plants: 10 10 9 9 11 10 10 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 7 8 8 7 8 12 12 12 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 Disambiguation of Rue family plants: 6 6 5 6 5 14 14 14 14 14 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 7 13 14 5 11 11 11 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wait-a-minute, wait-a-while
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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