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wave

/ wave /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a movement like that of an ocean wave
"a wave of settlers"
"troops advancing in waves"
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
roll undulate flap
verb Sense 2
set waves in
"she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
Type of:
dress arrange set
Kinds of:
marcel gauffer goffer perm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
an undulating curve
Type of:
curve curved shape
Kinds of:
sine curve sinusoid
noun Sense 4
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
Type of:
weather weather condition atmospheric condition
Kinds of:
cold wave heat wave
noun Sense 5
a member of the women''s reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
Type of:
reservist woman adult female
noun Sense 6
something that rises rapidly
"a wave of emotion swept over him"
"there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"
"a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
Type of:
rise
noun Sense 7
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Type of:
movement motion
Kinds of:
surf breaker breakers wake backwash
noun Sense 8
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Type of:
movement motion
Kinds of:
gravity wave gravitation wave sine wave oscillation vibration
Derived:
roll undulate flap
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
noun Sense 9
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Type of:
gesture motion
Kinds of:
flourish brandish
Derived:
beckon
noun Sense 10
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Type of:
hairdo hair style coiffure
Kinds of:
finger wave permanent wave permanent perm
Derived:
curl
verb Sense 11
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"
"He waved his hand hospitably"
Type of:
gesticulate gesture motion
Derived:
waving wafture waver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s something
verb Sense 12
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
"curl my hair, please"
Type of:
twist
Kinds of:
crimp crape frizzle frizz kink up
Derived:
lock curl ringlet whorl curler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 13
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
wigwag
Derived:
waver flourish brandish
Entails:
hold take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 14
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"
"the waves rolled towards the beach"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
luff
Derived:
flap flapping flutter fluttering undulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
88
Times Searched
4
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motion movement move dress arrange set marcel gauffer goffer perm curve curved shape