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wave
n. swell, ridge; breaker, sea wave; flutter; gesticulation; slight curl (in hair); sudden intense rush of feeling; movement in a large group
 
v. flutter; make an up and down gesture with the hand; move in waves; have a wavy appearance; curl; be curled (hair)


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Wave
A wave is a mode of energy transfer from one place to another, often with little or no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium (i.e. little or no associated mass transport); instead there are oscillations around almost fixed positions. Thus, while mechanical waves require a medium to transverse the distance, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
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Wave (disambiguation)
A wave is a disturbance that propagates, in everyday use usually referring to ocean surface waves.Wave may also refer to:Waving, a hand gestureWAVE or WAV, a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standardWAVE (Wireless Access in the Vehicular Environment), also known as IEEE 802.11p, a set of standards that govern wireless networking transmission methods.Pontiac Wave, a subcompact car sold only in Canada.Wave the Swallow, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and member of the Babylon RoguesWave Rock, a natural rock formation in AustraliaWaves Audio, a company specialized in digital signal processing, author of several popular VST'sWaves@BITS-Goa, an annual culfest of BITS Pilani-Goa Campus WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, a World War II era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of womenWAVES or World Association for Vedic Studies [1]Audience wave, which sometimes occurs at sporting events, also known as the "Mexican Wave" and "the Wave"Revolutionary wave, a series of revolutions occurring in various locationsWaves (hairstyle), a hairstyleWave (cigarettes), a brand name of cigarettesWave (Lain), a high-pitched frequency, frequently found in Australian dialectsWAVE (TV), a television station in Louisville, Kentucky
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Wave
Wave a uniformly advancing disturbance in which the parts moved undergo a double oscillation; any wavelike pattern. alpha waves see under rhythm. [more]Wave - Community and Resources

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Wave
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) reservist

 
wave
Noun
1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
(synonym) moving ridge
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) surf, breaker, breakers
2. a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) roll, undulate, flap
3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
(synonym) undulation
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) gravity wave, gravitation wave
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
4. 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"
(hypernym) rise
5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(synonym) waving, wafture
(hypernym) gesture, motion
(hyponym) flourish, brandish
(derivation) beckon
6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
(hypernym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
(hyponym) finger wave
(derivation) curl
7. an undulating curve
(synonym) undulation
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) sine curve, sinusoid
8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
(hypernym) weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
(hyponym) cold wave
(part-meronym) wave front
Verb
1. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
(synonym) beckon
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(derivation) waving, wafture
2. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
(synonym) brandish, flourish
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) wigwag
(entail) hold, take hold
(derivation) waver
3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
(synonym) roll, undulate, flap
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) luff
4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
(synonym) curl
(hypernym) twist
(hyponym) crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
5. set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
(hypernym) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(hyponym) marcel


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Wave
(v. t.)
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
  
 
(v. t.)
To move one way and the other; to brandish.
  
 
(v. t.)
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
  
 
(v. t.)
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
  
 
(v. t.)
See Waive.
  
 
(v. i.)
Water; a body of water.
  
 
(v. i.)
Unevenness; inequality of surface.
  
 
(v. i.)
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
  
 
(v. i.)
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be moved to and fro as a signal.
  
 
(v. i.)
The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
  
 
(v. i.)
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
  
 
(v. i.)
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
  
 
(v. i.)
A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
  
 
(v. i.)
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.
  
 
(n.)
Woe.
  

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