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wave

/weɪv/noun, verb1 syllable

Wave means: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.

Synonyms for wave14

noun, as in the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

waving, wafture

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

moving ridge

noun, as in (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

undulation

noun, as in an undulating curve

undulation

verb, as in move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

roll, undulate, flap

verb, as in move or swing back and forth

brandish, flourish

verb, as in signal with the hands or nod

beckon

verb, as in twist or roll into coils or ringlets

also used for wave

und, rush, Mexican wave

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What does wave mean?14

verb

1

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion“The curtains undulated”

2

move or swing back and forth“She waved her gun”

3

signal with the hands or nod“She waved to her friends”

4

twist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please”

5

set waves in“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”

noun

1

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

2

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

3

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

4

an undulating curve

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

6

a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon“a wave of settlers”

7

something that rises rapidly“a wave of emotion swept over him”

8

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

9

a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)“a heat wave”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wave?16

one syllable

two syllables

behaveforgaveconcave
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Wave in a sentence

  • Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave.AmarMecheri
  • Lorenzo tried to wave down a few people passing, but no one stopped.Amastan
  • The cannons opened fire, mowing down the first wave with grapeshot.Eccles17
  • Light behaves either as a wave, or as a beam of particles.lucasmg123
  • In the summer, when the wind blows, ripe wheat moves like golden waves.gravnash
  • Keep an eye out for waves, and don't turn your back on the ocean.Hybrid
  • Mangrove forests stabilize the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves, and tides.Hybrid
  • Optical radar uses light, unlike normal radar, which uses radio waves.riccioberto

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Forms of wave

as a noun

plural
waves

as a verb

past tense
waved
present participle
waving
third-person singular
waves
past participle
waved