wave
/weɪv/noun, verb1 syllable
Wave means: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
Synonyms for wave14
noun, as in the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
noun, as in one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
noun, as in (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
noun, as in an undulating curve
verb, as in move or swing back and forth
verb, as in signal with the hands or nod
verb, as in twist or roll into coils or ringlets
What does wave mean?14
verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion“The curtains undulated”
move or swing back and forth“She waved her gun”
signal with the hands or nod“She waved to her friends”
twist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please”
set waves in“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”
noun
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
an undulating curve
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
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon“a wave of settlers”
something that rises rapidly“a wave of emotion swept over him”
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)“a heat wave”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with wave?16
two syllables
Wave in a sentence
- Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave.AmarMecheri
- Lorenzo tried to wave down a few people passing, but no one stopped.Amastan
- The cannons opened fire, mowing down the first wave with grapeshot.Eccles17
- Light behaves either as a wave, or as a beam of particles.lucasmg123
- In the summer, when the wind blows, ripe wheat moves like golden waves.gravnash
- Keep an eye out for waves, and don't turn your back on the ocean.Hybrid
- Mangrove forests stabilize the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves, and tides.Hybrid
- Optical radar uses light, unlike normal radar, which uses radio waves.riccioberto
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of wave
as a noun
- plural
- waves
as a verb
- past tense
- waved
- present participle
- waving
- third-person singular
- waves
- past participle
- waved