WAVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a movement like that of an ocean wave
   Usage Example(s)
   • a wave of settlers
   • troops advancing in waves
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • motility (what does motility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • undulate (what does undulate mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hairdo (what does hairdo mean?)
   • hair style (what does hair style mean?)
   • coiffure (what does coiffure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • finger wave (what does finger wave mean?)
   • permanent wave (what does permanent wave mean?)
   • permanent (what does permanent mean?)
   • perm (what does perm mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
   Synonym(s)
   • wafture (what does wafture mean?)
   • waving (what does waving mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   • brandish (what does brandish mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beckon (what does beckon mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • beckon (what does beckon mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
   Synonym(s)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • gravity wave (what does gravity wave mean?)
   • gravitation wave (what does gravitation wave mean?)
   • sine wave (what does sine wave mean?)
   • oscillation (what does oscillation mean?)
   • vibration (what does vibration mean?)
   • fluctuation (what does fluctuation mean?)
   • seiche (what does seiche mean?)
   • standing wave (what does standing wave mean?)
   • stationary wave (what does stationary wave mean?)
   • traveling wave (what does traveling wave mean?)
   • sound wave (what does sound wave mean?)
   • acoustic wave (what does acoustic wave mean?)
   • wave form (what does wave form mean?)
   • waveform (what does waveform mean?)
   • wave shape (what does wave shape mean?)
   • shock wave (what does shock wave mean?)
   • blast wave (what does blast wave mean?)
   • pulsation (what does pulsation mean?)
   • pulsing (what does pulsing mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   • impulse (what does impulse mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • undulate (what does undulate mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
5. Meaning
   • one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
   Synonym(s)
   • moving ridge (what does moving ridge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • surf (what does surf mean?)
   • breaker (what does breaker mean?)
   • breakers (what does breakers mean?)
   • wake (what does wake mean?)
   • backwash (what does backwash mean?)
   • swash (what does swash mean?)
   • ripple (what does ripple mean?)
   • rippling (what does rippling mean?)
   • riffle (what does riffle mean?)
   • wavelet (what does wavelet mean?)
   • swell (what does swell mean?)
   • crestless wave (what does crestless wave mean?)
   • lift (what does lift mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   • billow (what does billow mean?)
   • surge (what does surge mean?)
   • tidal wave (what does tidal wave mean?)
   • tsunami (what does tsunami mean?)
   • roller (what does roller mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rolling wave (what does rolling wave mean?)
   • whitecap (what does whitecap mean?)
   • white horse (what does white horse mean?)
6. Meaning
   • something that rises rapidly
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
7. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) Wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reservist (what does reservist mean?)
   • woman (what does woman mean?)
   • adult female (what does adult female mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weather (what does weather mean?)
   • weather condition (what does weather condition mean?)
   • atmospheric condition (what does atmospheric condition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cold wave (what does cold wave mean?)
   • heat wave (what does heat wave mean?)
9. Meaning
   • an undulating curve
   Synonym(s)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • curved shape (what does curved shape mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sine curve (what does sine curve mean?)
   • sinusoid (what does sinusoid mean?)

WAVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • set waves in
   Usage Example(s)
   • she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   • coif (what does coif mean?)
   • coiffe (what does coiffe mean?)
   • coiffure (what does coiffure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • marcel (what does marcel mean?)
   • gauffer (what does gauffer mean?)
   • goffer (what does goffer mean?)
   • perm (what does perm mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
2. Meaning
   • signal with the hands or nod
   Synonym(s)
   • beckon (what does beckon mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She waved to her friends
   • He waved his hand hospitably
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gesticulate (what does gesticulate mean?)
   • gesture (what does gesture mean?)
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • waving (what does waving mean?)
   • wafture (what does wafture mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • waving (what does waving mean?)
   • wafture (what does wafture mean?)
3. Meaning
   • twist or roll into coils or ringlets
   Synonym(s)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • curl my hair, please
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   • crape (what does crape mean?)
   • frizzle (what does frizzle mean?)
   • frizz (what does frizz mean?)
   • kink up (what does kink up mean?)
   • kink (what does kink mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • lock (what does lock mean?)
   • curl (what does curl mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • whorl (what does whorl mean?)
   • curler (what does curler mean?)
   • hair curler (what does hair curler mean?)
   • roller (what does roller mean?)
   • crimper (what does crimper mean?)
4. Meaning
   • move or swing back and forth
   Synonym(s)
   • brandish (what does brandish mean?)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She waved her gun
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wigwag (what does wigwag mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   • brandish (what does brandish mean?)
   • flourish (what does flourish mean?)
   • brandish (what does brandish mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • take hold (what does take hold mean?)
5. Meaning
   • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   Synonym(s)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • undulate (what does undulate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The curtains undulated
   • the waves rolled towards the beach
   Hypernyms(s) wave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • luff (what does luff mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
   • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   • wave (what does wave mean?)
   • undulation (what does undulation mean?)
   • roller (what does roller mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rolling wave (what does rolling wave mean?)