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单词 wavy
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Definition of wavy in English:

wavy

adjectivewavier, waviest ˈweɪviˈweɪvi
  • 1Having a form or edge that smoothly curves in and out.

    she had long, wavy hair
    the leaf has a wavy edge
    visual distortion that makes straight lines appear wavy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It made me sick as he ran a hand through her long wavy locks, pressing his lips against hers.
    • The walls were no longer plain stone, but now had several wavy carvings along the middle.
    • Suppose one wants intimate contact between an elastic solid and a wavy surface.
    • I kind of hoped that, as the box grew and plumped out, the line would appear to be less wavy.
    • At the top of them, two wavy pink ribbons hung down to the sides of her eyes.
    • The spot may be rounded or have a wavy shape and not really enclosing any area.
    • Also strange, wavy lines called shadow bands can be seen on the Earth's surface.
    • Her wavy brown hair was unkempt as always, and her attire consistently disheveled.
    • If the patient is shown graph paper the squares may look distorted and the lines wavy.
    • The reflection of himself was somewhat distorted by the inevitable wavy bumps of the even surface.
    • The shell has wavy walls, smooth to the touch and in multiple colours like broken glass.
    • Even seabirds that dive into the jungle of wavy fronds must now look for food elsewhere.
    • Her wavy brown hair was messy, tangled, and pulled into a sloppy ponytail at the nape of her neck.
    • The reflection pattern is parallel and slightly wavy in the lower part, and becomes increasingly varied in the upper part.
    • No matter how neatly he combed it, the wavy strands kept sticking out in all directions.
    • Juveniles are pale with wavy dark bands and sometimes peppered with small dark spots.
    • The floor has to be corrugated, wavy like a barn roof to make it strong since the floor is not bolted to a frame.
    • He tilted his head lightly to the side, his wavy blonde locks falling sideways from his eyes.
    • There were wall hangings on all four walls, with wavy blue and green patterns racing their way down to the floor.
    • Her hair, which had been taken out of its braids, lay in wavy locks on her shoulders.
    Synonyms
    curling, curly, curvy, curving, curved, undulating, meandering, winding, squiggly, rippled, crinkly, kinked, zigzag
    1. 1.1Heraldry usually postpositive Divided or edged with a line formed of alternating shallow curves.

Derivatives

  • wavily

  • adverb
    • He was about 6 foot 1 or 2, with soft brown hair that settled wavily on his head and startling green eyes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The widest zone begins with a belt, composed of two cords and two ribbons, geometrically ornamented, while the aperture is wavily etched.
      • These young couples by themselves are radiant, and they are now clad in radiant silks that glitter wavily like the tongues of fire.
  • waviness

  • noun
    • So in other words, it's permanently a horrendous mix of straightness and waviness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Now it's been advanced to make hair curl to your desired waviness.
      • When a growth of abnormal blood vessels occurs, such bending and waviness can become quite pronounced.
      • The morphologic changes such as decreased cell density, decreased collagen fibril density, and loss of fiber waviness that occur with aging predispose the tendon to injury.
      • I cut out another wave, pleased with the way I had captured a few tendrils of waviness at the end of it.

Rhymes

cavy, Davy, Devi, gravy, navy, slavey, venae cavae
 
 

Definition of wavy in US English:

wavy

adjectiveˈweɪviˈwāvē
  • 1Having a form or edge that smoothly curves in and out.

    she had long, wavy hair
    the leaf has a wavy edge
    visual distortion that makes straight lines appear wavy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Suppose one wants intimate contact between an elastic solid and a wavy surface.
    • Even seabirds that dive into the jungle of wavy fronds must now look for food elsewhere.
    • I kind of hoped that, as the box grew and plumped out, the line would appear to be less wavy.
    • He tilted his head lightly to the side, his wavy blonde locks falling sideways from his eyes.
    • The shell has wavy walls, smooth to the touch and in multiple colours like broken glass.
    • The walls were no longer plain stone, but now had several wavy carvings along the middle.
    • The floor has to be corrugated, wavy like a barn roof to make it strong since the floor is not bolted to a frame.
    • Juveniles are pale with wavy dark bands and sometimes peppered with small dark spots.
    • Her hair, which had been taken out of its braids, lay in wavy locks on her shoulders.
    • Also strange, wavy lines called shadow bands can be seen on the Earth's surface.
    • Her wavy brown hair was messy, tangled, and pulled into a sloppy ponytail at the nape of her neck.
    • Her wavy brown hair was unkempt as always, and her attire consistently disheveled.
    • It made me sick as he ran a hand through her long wavy locks, pressing his lips against hers.
    • At the top of them, two wavy pink ribbons hung down to the sides of her eyes.
    • The reflection of himself was somewhat distorted by the inevitable wavy bumps of the even surface.
    • No matter how neatly he combed it, the wavy strands kept sticking out in all directions.
    • The spot may be rounded or have a wavy shape and not really enclosing any area.
    • The reflection pattern is parallel and slightly wavy in the lower part, and becomes increasingly varied in the upper part.
    • There were wall hangings on all four walls, with wavy blue and green patterns racing their way down to the floor.
    • If the patient is shown graph paper the squares may look distorted and the lines wavy.
    Synonyms
    curling, curly, curvy, curving, curved, undulating, meandering, winding, squiggly, rippled, crinkly, kinked, zigzag
    1. 1.1Heraldry usually postpositive Divided or edged with a line formed of alternating shallow curves.
 
 
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