waves

wave[ weivz ]

• n.
  • one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

    同义词：moving ridge

  • a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

    "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

  • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

    同义词：undulation

  • 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"

  • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

    同义词：wavingwafture

  • a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
  • an undulating curve

    同义词：undulation

  • a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

    "a heat wave"

  • 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
• v.
  • signal with the hands or nod

    "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

    同义词：beckon

  • move or swing back and forth

    "She waved her gun"

    同义词：brandishflourish

  • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

    "the waves rolled towards the beach"

    同义词：rollundulateflap

  • twist or roll into coils or ringlets

    同义词：curl

  • set waves in

    "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"