wave
Meaning of wave
verb
- move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.
he waved to me from the train
- move to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point.
the flag waved in the wind
- style (hair) so that it curls slightly.
her hair had been carefully waved for the evening
- a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
he was swept out to sea by a freak wave
- a sudden occurrence of or increase in a phenomenon, feeling, or emotion.
a wave of strikes had paralysed the government
fear came over me in waves
- a gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro.
he gave a little wave and walked off
- a slightly curling lock of hair.
his hair was drying in unruly waves
- a periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound.
Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’.
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Hyphenation of wave
wave
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- wave is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wave synonyms
Meaning undulation:
Meaning waving:
Meaning Wave:
Meaning beckon:
Meaning brandish:
Meaning roll:
Meaning curl:
Meaning direct (someone) somewhere by means of a gesture:
Meaning use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words:
Meaning instruct (someone) to do something by means of gestures or signs:
Meaning use gestures to convey information or instructions:
Meaning point out; show:
Meaning direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head:
Meaning lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal:
Meaning offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction:
Meaning (of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface:
Meaning move with a light irregular or trembling motion:
Meaning move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
Meaning move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side:
Meaning move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:
Meaning (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air:
Meaning brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with:
Meaning tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion:
Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning be carried, driven, or moved by the wind or an air current:
Meaning a heavy sea wave that breaks into white foam on the shore:
Meaning a large sea wave:
Meaning a cylinder that rotates about a central axis and is used in various machines and devices to move, flatten, or spread something:
Meaning a long curling sea wave:
Meaning a slow, regular movement of the sea in rolling waves that do not break:
Meaning the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef:
Meaning a mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, or salivating:
Meaning a wave which forms over a submerged offshore reef or rock, sometimes breaking heavily and producing a dangerous stretch of broken water:
Meaning short for baby boomer:
Meaning (in Hawaii) a wise man or shaman:
Meaning the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream:
Meaning a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people:
Meaning a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide:
Meaning an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time:
Meaning a small, narrow river:
Meaning the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun:
Meaning a great quantity of something arriving at the same time:
Meaning a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid:
Meaning a large number of similar things coming in quick succession:
Meaning a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement:
Meaning a wave or nervous tremor of emotion or sensation:
Meaning a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill:
Meaning a momentary trembling movement:
Meaning a slight prickling or stinging sensation:
Meaning a thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon:
Meaning a small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired:
Meaning an upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase:
Meaning a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease:
Meaning acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous:
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Meaning a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words:
Meaning a sign or piece of information that indicates something:
Meaning a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight:
Meaning a device for pulling corks from bottles, consisting of a spiral metal rod that is inserted into the cork, and a handle that extracts it:
Meaning a folded or compressed edge:
Meaning an act of twisting something around a stationary point:
Meaning an act of spinning:
Meaning a lock of hair hanging in a corkscrew-shaped curl:
Meaning the state of being formed into a mass of small, tight curls:
Meaning a length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings:
Meaning a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself:
Meaning an instance of vibrating:
Meaning movement back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Translation of wave
- German: Welle
- French: vague, mode, onde
- Portuguese: onda
- Spanish: onda, wav, ola, agitar, blandir, blandear, alternar, fluctuar, oscilar
- Italian: onda, wav, moda, ondata, sbandierare, brandire, sventolare, fluttuare, ondeggiare, ondulare
Words that rhyme with wave
Wave, ThermaWave, awave, groundwave, rewave, tidewave, shockwave, brainwave, microwave, picowave, airwave, counterwave, overwave, superwave, underwave, HearTwave, heatwave, outwave, shortwave, skywave
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