wave
1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (Freq. 40)
• Syn:
moving ridge
• Derivationally related forms:
wavelet
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
• Hyponyms:
surf, breaker, breakers, wake, backwash,
swash, ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet, swell,
crestless wave, lift, rise, billow, surge, tidal wave,
tidal wave, roller, roll, rolling wave, comber,
whitecap, white horse
2. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (Freq. 9)
- a wave of settlers
- troops advancing in waves
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility
3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
undulation
• Derivationally related forms:
undulate (for: undulation)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
• Hyponyms:
gravity wave, gravitation wave, sine wave, oscillation, vibration,
fluctuation, seiche, standing wave, stationary wave, traveling wave, travelling wave,
sound wave, acoustic wave, wave form, waveform, wave shape, shock wave,
blast wave, pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse, flap,
flapping, flutter, fluttering
4. something that rises rapidly (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Hypernyms:
rise
5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
waving, wafture
• Derivationally related forms:
wave (for: waving)
• Hypernyms:
gesture, motion
• Hyponyms:
flourish, brandish
6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
wavy
• Hypernyms:
hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif
• Hyponyms:
finger wave, permanent wave, permanent, perm
7. an undulating curve
• Syn:
undulation
• Hypernyms:
curve, curved shape
• Hyponyms:
sine curve, sinusoid
8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
- a heat wave
• Hypernyms:
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
• Hyponyms:
cold wave, heat wave
• Part Meronyms:
wave front
1. signal with the hands or nod (Freq. 21)
- She waved to her friends
- He waved his hand hospitably
• Syn:
beckon
• Derivationally related forms:
waver, waving
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to somebody
2. move or swing back and forth (Freq. 5)
- She waved her gun
• Syn:
brandish, flourish
• Derivationally related forms:
waver, flourish (for: flourish), brandish (for: brandish)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
wigwag
• Entailment:
hold, take hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (Freq. 4)
- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
• Syn:
roll, undulate, flap
• Derivationally related forms:
flap (for: flap), flapping (for: flap), undulation (for: undulate), roller (for: roll)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
luff
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- curl my hair, please
• Syn:
curl
• Derivationally related forms:
curl (for: curl), curler (for: curl)
• Hypernyms:
twist
• Hyponyms:
crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They wave their hair
5. set waves in
- she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
• Hypernyms:
dress, arrange, set, do, coif,
coiffe, coiffure
• Hyponyms:
marcel, gauffer, goffer, perm
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They wave their hair
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