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Wave

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Noun

1. moving ridge, wave

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

2. wave

a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

Example Sentences:
'a wave of settlers'
'troops advancing in waves'

3. undulation, wave

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

4. wave

something that rises rapidly

Example Sentences:
'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'

5. wafture, wave, waving

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

6. wave

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

7. undulation, wave

an undulating curve

8. wave

a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

Example Sentences:
'a heat wave'

9. wave

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

Verb

10. beckon, wave

signal with the hands or nod

Example Sentences:
'She waved to her friends'
'He waved his hand hospitably'

11. brandish, flourish, wave

move or swing back and forth

Example Sentences:
'She waved her gun'

12. flap, roll, undulate, wave

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Example Sentences:
'The curtains undulated'
'the waves rolled towards the beach'

13. curl, wave

twist or roll into coils or ringlets

Example Sentences:
'curl my hair, please'

14. wave

set waves in

Example Sentences:
'she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wave

see synonyms of wave
verb
1. 
to move or cause to move freely to and fro
the banner waved in the wind
2. (intransitive)
to move the hand to and fro as a greeting
3. 
to signal or signify by or as if by waving something
4. (transitive)
to direct to move by or as if by waving something
he waved me on
5. 
to form or be formed into curves, undulations, etc
6. (transitive)
to give a wavy or watered appearance to (silk, etc)
7. (transitive)
to set waves in (the hair)
noun
8. 
one of a sequence of ridges or undulations that moves across the surface of a body of a liquid, esp the sea: created by the wind or a moving object and gravity
9. 
any undulation on or at the edge of a surface reminiscent of such a wave
a wave across the field of corn
10.  the waves
11. 
anything that suggests the movement of a wave, as by a sudden rise
a crime wave
12. 
a widespread movement that advances in a body
a wave of settlers swept into the country
13. 
the act or an instance of waving
14. physics
an oscillation propagated through a medium or space such that energy is periodically interchanged between two kinds of disturbance. For example, an oscillating electric field generates a magnetic oscillation and vice versa, hence an electromagnetic wave is produced. Similarly a wave on a liquid comprises vertical and horizontal displacements
See also antinode, longitudinal wave, node, standing wave, transverse wave
15. physics
a graphical representation of a wave obtained by plotting the magnitude of the disturbance against time at a particular point in the medium or space; waveform
16. 
a prolonged spell of some weather condition
a heat wave
17. 
an undulating curve or series of curves or loose curls in the hair
18. 
an undulating pattern or finish on a fabric
19.  short for wave moth
20.  make waves
21.  ride the wave

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wave

see synonyms of wave
noun
a member of the WAVES
verb intransitiveWord forms: waved or ˈwaving
1. 
to move up and down or back and forth in a curving or undulating motion; swing, sway, or flutter to and fro
said of flexible things free at one end
flags waving in the breeze
2. 
to signal by moving a hand, arm, light, etc. to and fro
3. 
to have the form of a series of curves or undulations
hair that waves naturally
verb transitive
4. 
to cause to wave, undulate, or sway to and fro
5. 
to swing or brandish (a weapon)
6. 
a. 
to move or swing (something) as a signal; motion with (the hand, arms, etc.)
b. 
to signal (something) by doing this
to wave farewell
c. 
to signal or signify something to (someone) by doing this
he waved us on
7. 
to give an undulating form to; make sinuous
to wave one's hair
noun
8. 
a ridge or swell moving along the surface of a liquid or body of water as a result of disturbance, as by wind
9. 
a. 
an undulation or series of undulations in or on a surface, such as that caused by wind over a field of grain
b. 
a curve or series of curves or curls, as in the hair
c. 
an appearance of undulation, by reflection of light, on watered fabric
10. 
a motion to and fro or up and down, such as that made by the hand in signaling
11. 
something like a wave in action or effect
; specif.,
a. 
an upsurge or rise, as to a crest, or a progressively swelling manifestation
a crime wave, heat wave, wave of emotion, etc.
b. 
a movement of people, etc., in groups or masses, which recedes or grows smaller before subsiding or being followed by another
a wave of immigrants
12.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
water; esp., the sea or other body of water
13.  Physics
a periodic motion or disturbance consisting of a series of many oscillations that propagate through a medium or space, as in the propagation of sound or light: the medium does not travel outward from the source with the wave but only vibrates as it passes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wave

see synonyms of wave
n.
A member of the women's reserve of the US Navy, organized during World War II, but now no longer a separate branch.
v. waved, wav·ing, waves
v.intr.
1. To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind.
2. To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand: waved as she drove by.
3. To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl: Her hair waves naturally.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move back and forth or up and down, either once or repeatedly: She waved a fan before her face.
2.
a. To move or swing as in giving a signal: He waved his hand. See Synonyms at flourish.
b. To signal or express by waving the hand or an object held in the hand: We waved goodbye.
c. To signal (a person) by using the hand to move in a specified direction: The police officer waved the motorist into the right lane.
3. To arrange into curves, curls, or undulations: wave one's hair.
n.
1.
a. A ridge or swell moving through or along the surface of a large body of water.
b. A small ridge or swell moving across the interface of two fluids and dependent on surface tension.
2. often waves The sea: vanished beneath the waves.
3. Something that suggests the form and motion of a wave in the sea, especially:
a. A moving curve or succession of curves in or on a surface; an undulation: waves of wheat in the wind.
b. A curve or succession of curves, as in the hair.
c. A curved shape, outline, or pattern.
4. A movement up and down or back and forth: a wave of the hand.
5.
a. A surge or rush, as of sensation: a wave of nausea; a wave of indignation.
b. A sudden great rise, as in activity or intensity: a wave of panic selling on the stock market.
c. A rising trend that involves large numbers of individuals: a wave of conservatism.
d. One of a succession of mass movements: the first wave of settlers.
e. A maneuver in which fans at a sports event simulate an ocean wave by rising quickly in sequence with arms upraised and then quickly sitting down again in a continuous rolling motion.
6. A widespread, persistent meteorological condition, especially of temperature: a heat wave.
7. Physics
a. A disturbance that travels through a medium. Energy is transferred by a wave from one region of the medium to another without causing any permanent displacement of the medium.
b. A graphic representation of the variation of such a disturbance with time.
c. A single cycle of a periodic wave.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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