WAVE
\wˈe͡ɪv], \wˈeɪv], \w_ˈeɪ_v]\
Definitions of WAVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
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a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
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a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
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(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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something that rises rapidly; "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"
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a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
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a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
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set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
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move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
By Princeton University
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twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
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one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
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a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
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a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
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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"
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set waves in; of hair
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move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity, usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm.
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To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
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To be moved to and fro as a signal.
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To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
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To move one way and the other; to brandish.
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To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
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To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
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To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
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An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
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Water; a body of water.
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Unevenness; inequality of surface.
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A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
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The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
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Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
By Oddity Software
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Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity, usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm.
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To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
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To be moved to and fro as a signal.
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To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
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To move one way and the other; to brandish.
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To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
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To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
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To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
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An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
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Water; a body of water.
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Unevenness; inequality of surface.
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A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
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The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
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Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
By Noah Webster.
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A swell on the surface of water; billow; vibrations by which sound, light, etc., are transmitted; a curving ridge on any surface; an up and down or back and forth motion.
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To be moved up and down or back and forth; to signal by such a motion; to have undulations, or curves; as, her hair waves beautifully.
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To swing; brandish; to cause to move to and fro; to signal by such a movement; to give an undulating, or curved, surface to.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A ridge on the surface of water swaying or moving backwards and forwards: a state of vibration propagated through a system of particles: inequality of surface: a line or streak like a wave.
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To move like a wave: to play loosely: to be moved, as a signal or a flag: to fluctuate.
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To move backwards and forwards: to brandish: to waft or beckon: to raise into inequalities of surface.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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