"waits" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /weɪts/ [Canada]
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} waits
  1. plural of wait Tags: form-of, plural Form of: wait
    Sense id: en-waits-en-noun-CdFsllXI

Noun

IPA: /weɪts/ [Canada]
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} waits pl (plural only)
  1. (British) A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas. Tags: British, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-waits-en-noun-VkGYqbqR Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /weɪts/ [Canada]
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waits
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wait Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: wait
    Sense id: en-waits-en-verb-OUbhVdJG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 23 61 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 21 49

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