These are the meanings of the letters WABBIT when you unscramble them.
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Bait (v. i.)
Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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Bait (v. i.)
Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
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Bait (v. i.)
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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Bait (v. i.)
A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait (v. t.)
To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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Bait (v. t.)
To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
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Bait (v. t.)
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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Bait (v. i.)
To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
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Bait (v. i.)
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
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Wait (v. i.)
To watch; to observe; to take notice.
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Wait (v. i.)
To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
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Wait (v. t.)
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
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Wait (v. t.)
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
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Wait (v. t.)
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
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Wait (v. t.)
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
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Wait (v. i.)
The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.
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Wait (v. i.)
Ambush.
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Wait (v. i.)
One who watches; a watchman.
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Wait (v. i.)
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular.
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Wait (v. i.)
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.