Wave (Noun)
Meaning 1
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The wave crashed against the shore, sending spray high into the air.
- As the storm approached, a large wave began to form on the horizon.
- The surfer paddled out to catch the next wave, feeling the ocean's energy beneath her board.
- The ferry rode smoothly over the gentle wave, barely disturbing the calm surface of the sea.
- A massive wave swept over the bow of the ship, threatening to engulf it.
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- Rise
- Rippling
- Breakers
- Surge
- Backwash
- Wavelet
- Breaker
- Crestless Wave
- Roll
- Riffle
- Rolling Wave
- White Horse
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Meaning 2
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.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 4
A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
An undulating curve.
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 6
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Meaning 8
A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 9
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.