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wave
verb(wave)
signal with the hands or nod
Synonyms: beckon,
Examples:
She waved to her friends.
He waved his hand hospitably.
wave
verb(wave)
move or swing back and forth
Synonyms: brandish, flourish,
Examples:
She waved her gun.
wave
noun(wave)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Synonyms: undulation,
wave
noun(wave)
an undulating curve
Synonyms: undulation,
wave
noun(wave)
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Synonyms: moving ridge,
wave
verb(wave)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Synonyms: flap, roll, undulate,
Examples:
The waves rolled towards the beach.
wave
verb(wave)
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Synonyms: curl,
wave
noun(wave)
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Synonyms: wafture, waving,
wave
noun(wave)
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
wave
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
wave
noun(wave)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
Examples:
A wave of settlers.
Troops advancing in waves.
wave
noun(wave)
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
Examples:
A heat wave.
wave
verb(wave)
set waves in
Examples:
She asked the hairdresser to wave her hair.
wave
noun(wave)
something that rises rapidly
Examples:
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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