Noun

• S: (n) wave (wave%1:11:01::), moving ridge (moving_ridge%1:11:00::) (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:04:02::) (a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon) "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:11:00::), undulation (undulation%1:11:00::) ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:11:02::) (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"
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:10:01::), waving (waving%1:10:00::), wafture (wafture%1:10:00::) (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:08:00::) (a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:25:00::), undulation (undulation%1:25:00::) (an undulating curve)
• S: (n) wave (wave%1:19:00::) (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)) "a heat wave"
• S: (n) Wave (wave%1:18:00::) (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)

Verb

• S: (v) beckon (beckon%2:32:00::), wave (wave%2:32:00::) (signal with the hands or nod) "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
• S: (v) brandish (brandish%2:35:00::), flourish (flourish%2:35:00::), wave (wave%2:35:00::) (move or swing back and forth) "She waved her gun"
• S: (v) roll (roll%2:38:10::), undulate (undulate%2:38:00::), flap (flap%2:38:01::), wave (wave%2:38:00::) (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion) "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
• S: (v) curl (curl%2:35:00::), wave (wave%2:35:01::) (twist or roll into coils or ringlets) "curl my hair, please"
• S: (v) wave (wave%2:29:00::) (set waves in) "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"