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1. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Wave
- misbehave
- aftershave
- mcclave
- kunaev
- enslave
- engrave
- deprave
- concave
- unfav
- lefave
- lafave
- forgave
- behave
- stave
- slave
- quave
- grave
- crave
- brave
- waive
- they've
- shave
- schave
- save
- rave
- pave
- nave
- mave
- lave
- knave
Sentences with wave
1. Noun, singular or mass
Modernism was a cultural wave that originated in Europe and swept the United States during the early 20th century.
2. Verb, base form
Benches are provided nearby where grownups can watch, wave and catch a few photos.
3. Adjective
These looks were usually achieved through hours at the hairdresser getting a fancy updo or a wave perm.
4. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Loose wave curls were formed either with wave perms or with large, soft rollers.
Quotes about wave
1. The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.
- Cyril Connolly
2. Patience, grasshopper,"said Maia. "Good things come to those who wait.""I always thought that was 'Good things come to those who do the wave,'"said Simon. "No wonder I've been so confused all my life.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
3. The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they would be assuming a burden though they knew themselves unable to bear it. It is the sediment, not the wave, of a sex. It is the antithesis of that highest and sweetest mystery - conviction by submission, and conquest by sacrifice.
- John Boyle O'Reilly
2. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] signal with the hands or nod.
Antonyms
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
Synonyms
- blast wave
- traveling wave
- gravitation wave
- travelling wave
- oscillation
- movement
- motion
- pulsation
- acoustic wave
- sine wave
- flapping
- stationary wave
- fluctuation
- flutter
- impulse
- wave form
- fluttering
- pulsing
- sound wave
- gravity wave
- shock wave
- standing wave
- pulse
- vibration
- seiche
- wave shape
- undulation
- flap
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] move or swing back and forth.
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
Antonyms
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] something that rises rapidly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] the act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
Antonyms
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))