wave

Nouns

• (n) one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) moving ridge,
• (n) a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
  • a wave of settlers
  • troops advancing in waves
• (n) (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth undulation,
• (n) 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
• (n) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand wafture, waving,
• (n) a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
• (n) an undulating curve undulation,
• (n) a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
  • a heat wave
• (n) 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

Verbs

• (v) signal with the hands or nod
  • She waved to her friends
  • He waved his hand hospitably
  beckon,
• (v) move or swing back and forth
  • She waved her gun
  brandish, flourish,
• (v) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  • The curtains undulated
  • the waves rolled towards the beach
  flap, undulate, roll,
• (v) twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  • curl my hair, please
  curl,
• (v) set waves in
  • she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair

Synonyms

Words of close approximity