Wave
nnoun.eventone of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)Synset:moving ridge
Derivationally Related Form:wavelet
Hypernyms:motion movement
Inherited Hypernyms:wavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:backwashbillowbreakerbreakerscombercrestless waveliftrifflerippleripplingriserollrollerrolling wavesurfsurgeswashswelltidal wavetsunamiwakewaveletwhite horsewhitecap
Full Hyponyms:billowcomberground swellliftripplerollersurfswashswelltidal wavetsunamiwakewhitecap
nnoun.acta movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenonExamples:- a wave of settlers
- troops advancing in waves
Derivationally Related Form:wave
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:wavemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.event(physics) a movement up and down or back and forthTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Synset:undulation
Derivationally Related Form:undulate
Hypernyms:motion movement
Inherited Hypernyms:wavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:acoustic waveblast waveflapflappingfluctuationflutterflutteringgravitation wavegravity waveimpulseoscillationpulsationpulsepulsingseicheshock wavesine wavesound wavestanding wavestationary wavetraveling wavetravelling wavevibrationwave formwave shapewaveform
Full Hyponyms:air wavebeatflapfluctuationgravity waveoscillationpulsationresonancerippleseicheshock wavesine wavesolitonsonic boomsound wavestanding wavesympathetic vibrationtransienttraveling wavewave form
nnoun.eventsomething that rises rapidlyExamples:- 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
Inherited Hypernyms:waveriseemergencebeginninghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationthe act of signaling by a movement of the handSynset:wafture waving
Derivationally Related Form:wave
Hypernyms:gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:wavegesturevisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:brandishflourish
nnoun.bodya hairdo that creates undulations in the hairDerivationally Related Form:wavewavy
Hypernyms:coif coiffure hair style hairdo hairstyle
Inherited Hypernyms:wavehairdohairbody coveringcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:finger wavepermpermanentpermanent wave
Full Hyponyms:finger wavepermanent wave
nnoun.shapean undulating curveSynset:undulation
Hypernyms:curve curved shape
Inherited Hypernyms:wavecurvelineshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:sine curvesinusoid
nnoun.phenomenona persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)Hypernyms:atmospheric condition conditions weather weather condition
Inherited Hypernyms:waveweatheratmospheric phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cold waveheat wave
Part Meronyms:wave front
Full Hyponyms:cold waveheat wave
nnoun.persona member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branchHypernyms:reservist adult female woman
Inherited Hypernyms:wavereservistsoldierenlisted personservicemanskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wavereservistsoldierenlisted personservicemanskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wavewomanadultpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wavewomanadultpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wavewomanfemalepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wavewomanfemalepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationsignal with the hands or nodSynset:beckon
Examples:- She waved to her friends
- He waved his hand hospitably
Derivationally Related Form:wavingwavewaver
Hypernyms:gesticulate gesture motion
Inherited Hypernyms:beckongesticulatecommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to somebody
vverb.contactmove or swing back and forthSynset:brandish flourish
Derivationally Related Form:brandishflourishwaver
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:brandishmove
Direct Hyponyms:wigwag
Entailment:hold take hold
Full Troponyms:wigwag
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionmove in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motionSynset:flap roll undulate
Examples:- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
Derivationally Related Form:flapflappingrollerundulationwave
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:rollmove
Direct Hyponyms:luff
Full Troponyms:luff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.contacttwist or roll into coils or ringletsSynset:curl
Derivationally Related Form:curlcurlerwave
Hypernyms:twist
Inherited Hypernyms:curltwistturnmove
Direct Hyponyms:crapecrimpfrizzfrizzlekinkkink up
Full Troponyms:crimp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: curl, wave)
vverb.bodyset waves inExamples:- she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
Derivationally Related Form:wave
Hypernyms:arrange coif coiffe coiffure do dress set
Inherited Hypernyms:wavedressgroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:gauffergoffermarcelperm
Full Troponyms:gauffermarcelperm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: wave)