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wave |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wave 4 of 5 senses of wave Sense 2 brandish, flourish, wave => wigwag Sense 3 undulate, flap, wave => luff Sense 4 curl, wave => crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up kink Sense 5 wave => marcel => perm Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wave 4 of 5 senses of wave Sense 2 brandish, flourish, wave => wigwag Sense 3 undulate, flap, wave => luff Sense 4 curl, wave => crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up kink Sense 5 wave => marcel => perm Entailment of verb wave 1 of 5 senses of wave Sense 2 brandish, flourish, wave => hold take hold Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wave 5 senses of wave Sense 1 beckon, wave => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 2 brandish, flourish, wave => move displace Sense 3 undulate, flap, wave => move Sense 4 curl, wave => twist Sense 5 wave => dress, arrange, set do coif, coiffe, coiffure Familiarity of verb wave wave used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wave Sense 1 beckon, wave => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 2 brandish, flourish, wave => move displace -------------- Sense 3 undulate, flap, wave => move -------------- Sense 4 curl, wave => twist -------------- Sense 5 wave => dress, arrange, set do coif, coiffe, coiffure -------------- Grep of noun wave acoustic wave air wave airwave alpha wave beta wave brain wave brainwave carrier wave cold wave crestless wave crime wave delta wave electromagnetic wave finger wave full-wave rectifier gravitation wave gravity wave ground wave heat wave hertzian wave ionospheric wave long wave microwave new wave permanent wave radio wave rolling wave schrodinger wave equation shock wave short wave sine wave sky wave sound wave standing wave stationary wave theta wave tidal wave wave wave-off wave-particle duality wave angle wave equation wave form wave front wave guide wave mechanics wave number wave shape wave theory wave theory of light wave train waveform wavefront waveguide wavelength wavelet wavell waver waverer wavering Overview of noun wave The noun wave has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (40) wave, moving ridge -- (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)) 2. (9) wave -- (a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves") 3. (7) wave, undulation -- ((physics) a progressive disturbance propagated without displacement of the medium itself) 4. (2) wave -- (something that rises rapidly and dies away "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed") 5. (1) wave, waving, wafture -- (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand) 6. (1) wave -- (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair) 7. wave -- (an undulating curve) Overview of verb wave The verb wave has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (21) beckon, wave -- (signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably") 2. (5) brandish, flourish, wave -- (move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun.") 3. (4) undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains) 4. curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please") 5. wave -- (set waves in of hair) Grep of adj wave wavelike wavering Overview of noun wave The noun wave has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (40) wave, moving ridge -- (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)) 2. (9) wave -- (a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves") 3. (7) wave, undulation -- ((physics) a progressive disturbance propagated without displacement of the medium itself) 4. (2) wave -- (something that rises rapidly and dies away "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed") 5. (1) wave, waving, wafture -- (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand) 6. (1) wave -- (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair) 7. wave -- (an undulating curve) Overview of verb wave The verb wave has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (21) beckon, wave -- (signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably") 2. (5) brandish, flourish, wave -- (move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun.") 3. (4) undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains) 4. curl, wave -- (twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please") 5. wave -- (set waves in of hair)
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