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1. (noun) wavemoving ridge
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)


2. (noun) wave
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
"a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

3. (noun) waveundulation
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth


4. (noun) wave
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"

5. (noun) wavewavingwafture
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand


6. (noun) wave
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair


7. (noun) waveundulation
an undulating curve


8. (noun) wave
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
"a heat wave"

9. (noun) Wave
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


10. (verb) beckonwave
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

11. (verb) brandishflourishwave
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"

12. (verb) rollundulateflapwave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

13. (verb) curlwave
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
"curl my hair, please"

14. (verb) wave
set waves in
"she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"


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