Definition of Wave
Noun
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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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a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
"a heat wave"
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an undulating curve
undulation -
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
waving wafture -
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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(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
undulation -
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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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
- moving ridge
Verb
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set waves in
"she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
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twist or roll into coils or ringlets
"curl my hair, please"
curl -
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"
"the waves rolled towards the beach"
roll undulate flap -
move or swing back and forth
"She waved her gun"
brandish flourish -
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"
"He waved his hand hospitably"
beckon
Word games points for the Wave
- Scrabble® score of the wave (10)
- Word Chums® score of the wave (13)
- Words With Friends® score of the wave (11)
Unscramble wave
10 unscramble word found using the letters wave.
ae, ave, aw, awe, ea, vae, vaw, wae, wave, we,