wave

Noun
  1. One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (synset 107366790)
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    subtypes:
    • breaker, breakers, surf - waves breaking on the shore
    • backwash, wake - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    • swash - the movement or sound of water
    • riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet - a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    • crestless wave, swell - the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
    • lift, rise - a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    • billow, surge - a large sea wave
    • tidal wave - a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    • tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    • tsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    • roll, roller, rolling wave - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    • comber - a long curling sea wave
    • white horse, whitecap - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    same as: moving ridge
  2. A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (synset 100346921)
    "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (synset 107360193)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    subtypes:
    same as: undulation
  4. Something that rises rapidly (synset 107367435)
    "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"
    is a type of: rise - a growth in strength or number or importance
  5. The act of signaling by a movement of the hand (synset 107288732)
    is a type of: gesture, motion - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
    subtypes: brandish, flourish - the act of waving
    same as: wafture, waving
  6. A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (synset 105266723)
    is a type of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
    subtypes:
  7. An undulating curve (synset 113891583)
    is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    subtypes: sine curve, sinusoid - the curve of y=sin x
    same as: undulation
  8. A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) (synset 111544884)
    "a heat wave"
    is a type of: atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
    subtypes:
    has: wave front - all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
  9. 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 (synset 110790734)
    is a type of:
Verb
  1. Signal with the hands or nod (synset 201043287)
    "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
    is a type of: gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement
    same as: beckon
  2. Move or swing back and forth (synset 201449520)
    "She waved her gun"
    entail: hold, take hold - have or hold in one's hands or grip
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes: wigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
    same as: brandish, flourish
  3. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (synset 201905776)
    "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
    same as: flap, roll, undulate
  4. Twist or roll into coils or ringlets (synset 201226180)
    "curl my hair, please"
    is a type of: twist - turn in the opposite direction
    subtypes: crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up - curl tightly
    same as: curl
  5. Set waves in (synset 200039201)
    "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
    is a type of: arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set - arrange attractively
    subtypes:
    • marcel - make a marcel in a woman's hair
    • gauffer, goffer - make wavy with a heated goffering iron
    • perm - give a permanent wave to

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