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wave

Letters that make wave

a, e, v, w are letters that make 'wave'

Words within wave

WA, Av are words within 'wave'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of wave

waved, waves, wavey, waver are words created by adding a letter to 'wave'

wave is a 4 letter word ending with e
wave is a 4 letter word starting with w

13 possible definitions for 'wave'

Wave as "the act of signaling by a movement of the hand"

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

waving, wafture have the same meaning as 'wave'

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of motion, gesture.

Types of wave

flourish, brandish are types of 'wave'.

Derivatives of wave

beckon, wave are derivatives of 'wave'.

Wave as "(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth"

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

undulation has the same meaning as wave

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of movement, motion.

Types of wave

vibration, fluctuation, oscillation, stationary wave, traveling wave, pulse, flutter, flap, gravitation wave, standing wave, wave form, pulsation, flapping, impulse, gravity wave, sine wave, seiche, travelling wave, sound wave, acoustic wave, waveform, wave shape, shock wave, blast wave, pulsing, fluttering are types of 'wave'.

wave as a category

'wave' can be a category of physics, natural philosophy.

Derivatives of wave

flap, wave, undulate, roll are derivatives of 'wave'.

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

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

moving ridge has the same meaning as wave

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of movement, motion.

Types of wave

surf, breaker, breakers, backwash, swash, ripple, riffle, wavelet, tidal wave, swell, roll, rise, surge, tidal wave, comber, whitecap, white horse, rippling, lift, roller, wake, crestless wave, billow, tsunami, rolling wave are types of 'wave'.

Derivatives of wave

ripple, riffle, wavelet, rippling are derivatives of 'wave'.

Wave as "set waves in"

Under this definition, wave is a verb and has the following properties:

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of coif, coiffure, do, coiffe, set, dress, arrange.

Types of wave

marcel, goffer, gauffer, perm are types of 'wave'.

Derivatives of wave

wave is a derivative of wave.

Example of wave used within this context

"she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

Wave as "an undulating curve"

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

undulation has the same meaning as wave

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of curve, curved shape.

Types of wave

sinusoid, sine curve are types of 'wave'.

Wave as "signal with the hands or nod"

Under this definition, wave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

beckon has the same meaning as wave

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of gesticulate, motion, gesture.

Derivatives of wave

wave, waver, waving, wafture are derivatives of 'wave'.

Example of wave used within this context

"She waved to her friends", "He waved his hand hospitably"

Wave as "move or swing back and forth"

Under this definition, wave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flourish, brandish have the same meaning as 'wave'

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of wave

wigwag is a type of wave.

Derivatives of wave

flourish, waver, brandish are derivatives of 'wave'.

Entailments to wave

hold, take hold are entailments to 'wave'.

Example of wave used within this context

"She waved her gun"

Wave as "move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion"

Under this definition, wave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flap, undulate, roll have the same meaning as 'wave'

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of move.

Types of wave

luff is a type of wave.

Derivatives of wave

undulation, wave, roll, flutter, flap, flapping, roller, rolling wave, fluttering are derivatives of 'wave'.

Example of wave used within this context

"The curtains undulated", "the waves rolled towards the beach"

Wave as "something that rises rapidly"

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of rise.

Example of wave used within this context

"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"

Wave as "twist or roll into coils or ringlets"

Under this definition, wave is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curl has the same meaning as wave

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of twist.

Types of wave

kink up, frizzle, crape, crimp, kink, frizz are types of 'wave'.

Derivatives of wave

hair curler, crimper, roller, lock, ringlet, whorl, curler, curl, wave are derivatives of 'wave'.

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

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition, weather.

Types of wave

cold wave, heat wave are types of 'wave'.

Parts of wave

wave front is a part of wave.

Example of wave used within this context

"a heat wave"

Wave as "a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair"

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of coif, hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure.

Types of wave

permanent, finger wave, permanent wave, perm are types of 'wave'.

Derivatives of wave

wavy, wave, curl are derivatives of 'wave'.

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

Under this definition, wave is a noun and has the following properties:

wave as a type

'wave' can be a type of movement, motion, motility, move.

Derivatives of wave

flap, wave, undulate, roll are derivatives of 'wave'.

Example of wave used within this context

"a wave of settlers", "troops advancing in waves"