wait vs ambuscade

wait and ambuscade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wait	Yes	No	Yes	No
ambuscade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ambuscade is a hyponym of wait; that is, ambuscade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wait:

wait (noun)	ambuscade (noun)
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
time during which some action is awaited

wait (verb)	ambuscade (verb)
look forward to the probable occurrence of	wait in hiding to attack
serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
wait before acting