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1. WAVES

   Their official name was the U.S. Naval Reserve, but the nickname of the WAVES stuck.

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1. waves

   The thoughts of the sea, which, like human wave-thoughts, roll on, roll back, roll up and spray the void.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'waves' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3532

Anagrams for waves »

1. S wave, S-wave

2. S-wave

How to pronounce waves?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say waves in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of waves in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of waves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of waves in a Sentence

1. Marshall Shepherd:

   We have overlooked that some of the most dangerous warming is associated with increasingly intense heat waves plus urban heat, globally, more people live in cities and that trend will continue.

2. Daniel Denis:

   This may explain why [sleep paralysis] comes in waves or bouts, episodes might coincide with a period of stress.

3. Lance Becca:

   We don't know what's going to happen with us in the future. We don't know if we're going to keep getting some aid some help – it's scary for us. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But Monica Viego-Rodriguez still hasn't seen a light come on anywhere in Monica Viego-Rodriguez neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. Monica Viego-Rodriguez can only buy perishable foods for Monica Viego-Rodriguez family that they can eat the same day.There is nowhere to store food other than a cooler that she keeps filled with ice on her balcony. More than 470,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $ 140 billion in damages. As Puerto Rico experiences the longest and most devastating blackout in American history, 1,000 utility trucks and 1,500 workers from 22 electric companies from all over the U.S. are arriving on the island this week to help the existing crews on the job restore power. As crews carve their way through the catastrophic damage, their progress is slow. But they met a major milestone this month when 1 million customers had their power restored, and utility crews say they won't stop until everyone is back on line. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But some Puerto Rico residents say they still haven't seen a light come on anywhere in their neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. ( REUTERS) There is no set timeframe, we're just here for the long haul, the mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it.

4. Vani Hari:

   I thank Subway on the behalf of many to address this very critical public health issue, subway's commitment is a major wake up call to other restaurant chains not responsibly sourcing meat and will send shock waves through the entire meat industry.

5. Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh:

   On the floating islands, we conducted embankment (consolidation) to prevent them from waves and erosion, to ensure safety for the people and the soldiers stationed on the islands, on the submerged islands, we only built small houses, which can accommodate a few people and we are not expanding. The scope and characteristic of our work is purely civilian.

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