ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wait-a-while

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wait-a-while is a noun meaning (South Africa) Synonym of wait-a-bit.

Meaning

(South Africa) Synonym of wait-a-bit.

More Meanings

  1. (Australia) Any of several thorny Australian vines or shrubs which impede passage, especially Acacia cuspidifolia of Western Australia, Smilax australis of eastern Australia and the Northern Territory, and lawyer vine.

Example Sentences

In the new clearing by the creek where he had felled most of the big stuff, she attacked the landscape with anger, grubbing out the wait-a-while and bush-sword that was still guzzling round the stumps.

Synonyms for wait-a-while

Depending on context, synonyms include wait-a-bit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snift, yoinks, tick, pawk, gwaai, wheen.

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