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- DictionaryWave/wāv/
verb
- 1. move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal: "he waved to me from the train"
- 2. move to and fro with a swaying or undulating motion while remaining fixed to one point: "the flag waved in the wind"
noun
- 1. a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore: "he was swept out to sea by a freak wave"
- 2. a sudden occurrence of or increase in a specified phenomenon, feeling, or emotion: "its remarkable how one small gesture can create a wave of kindness"
wave noun [C] (LARGE NUMBER) C2. a larger than usual number of events of a similar, often bad, type, happening within the same period: a crime wave. wave of The country was swept by a wave of protests. a new, second, etc. wave of something.
Definition of wave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. wave. noun. /weɪv/ Idioms. of water. [countable] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the sea, ocean, etc. Huge waves were breaking on the shore. Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves. the gentle sound of waves lapping.
Apr 15, 2024 · wave, propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves that travel on water, but sound, light, and the motion of subatomic particles all exhibit wavelike properties.
1. To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind. 2. To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand: waved as she drove by. 3. To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl: Her hair waves naturally. v.tr. 1.
noun. /weɪv/ of water. [countable] a raised line of water that moves across the surface of the ocean, etc. Huge waves were breaking on the shore. Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves. the gentle sound of waves lapping Children were playing in the waves. Seagulls bobbed on the waves. The wind made little waves on the pond. see tidal wave.
5 days ago · A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall.
Definitions of wave. noun. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth. synonyms: undulation. see more. noun. an undulating curve. synonyms: undulation. see more. noun. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) synonyms: moving ridge. see more. noun.
