wave
English Thesaurus
1. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act)
2. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body)
hyponym | : | finger wave, |
definition | : | a wave made with the fingers (noun.body) |
3. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | gesture, motion, |
definition | : | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (noun.communication) |
4. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event)
hypernym | : | motion, movement, |
definition | : | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | gravitation wave, gravity wave, |
definition | : | (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | sine wave, |
definition | : | a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | oscillation, vibration, |
definition | : | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | fluctuation, |
definition | : | a wave motion (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | seiche, |
definition | : | a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | standing wave, stationary wave, |
definition | : | a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | wave form, wave shape, waveform, |
definition | : | the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | blast wave, shock wave, |
definition | : | a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | impulse, pulsation, pulse, pulsing, |
definition | : | (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) (noun.event) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
5. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)
hypernym | : | motion, movement, |
definition | : | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | backwash, wake, |
definition | : | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | swash, |
definition | : | the movement or sound of water (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | crestless wave, swell, |
definition | : | the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | lift, rise, |
definition | : | a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | billow, surge, |
definition | : | a large sea wave (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | tidal wave, |
definition | : | a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | tidal wave, |
definition | : | an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | tsunami, |
definition | : | a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | roll, roller, rolling wave, |
definition | : | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | comber, |
definition | : | a long curling sea wave (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | white horse, whitecap, |
definition | : | a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white (noun.event) |
6. something that rises rapidly (noun.event)
hypernym | : | rise, |
definition | : | a growth in strength or number or importance (noun.event) |
7. 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 (noun.person)
hypernym | : | reservist, |
definition | : | a member of a military reserve (noun.person) |
hypernym | : | adult female, woman, |
definition | : | an adult female person (as opposed to a man) (noun.person) |
8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) (noun.phenomenon)
hyponym | : | cold wave, |
definition | : | a wave of unusually cold weather (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | heat wave, |
definition | : | a wave of unusually hot weather (noun.phenomenon) |
part holonym | : | wave front, |
definition | : | all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates (noun.phenomenon) |
9. an undulating curve (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | curve, curved shape, |
definition | : | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape) |
10. set waves in (verb.body)
hyponym | : | marcel, |
definition | : | make a marcel in a woman's hair (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | gauffer, goffer, |
definition | : | make wavy with a heated goffering iron (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | perm, |
definition | : | give a permanent wave to (verb.body) |
11. signal with the hands or nod (verb.communication)
12. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | twist, |
definition | : | turn in the opposite direction (verb.contact) |
13. move or swing back and forth (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | displace, move, |
definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | wigwag, |
definition | : | send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code (verb.contact) |
entail | : | hold, take hold, |
definition | : | have or hold in one's hands or grip (verb.contact) |
14. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | move, |
definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | luff, |
definition | : | flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion) |
15. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act)
derivation | : | flap, roll, undulate, wave, |
definition | : | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion) |
16. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | set waves in (verb.body) |
derivation | : | curl, wave, |
definition | : | twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | wavy, |
definition | : | (of hair) having waves (adj.all) |
17. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (noun.communication)
derivation | : | beckon, wave, |
definition | : | signal with the hands or nod (verb.communication) |
18. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event)
derivation | : | flap, roll, undulate, wave, |
definition | : | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion) |
19. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)
20. set waves in (verb.body)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
21. signal with the hands or nod (verb.communication)
derivation | : | wafture, wave, waving, |
definition | : | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | waver, |
definition | : | someone who communicates by waving (noun.person) |
22. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
23. move or swing back and forth (verb.contact)
derivation | : | brandish, flourish, |
definition | : | the act of waving (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | waver, |
definition | : | someone who communicates by waving (noun.person) |
24. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act) |
derivation | : | undulation, wave, |
definition | : | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event) |
derivation | : | roll, roller, rolling wave, |
definition | : | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event) |
derivation | : | undulation, |
definition | : | wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves (noun.event) |
25. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act)
derivation | : | flap, roll, undulate, wave, |
definition | : | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion) |
26. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | set waves in (verb.body) |
derivation | : | curl, wave, |
definition | : | twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | wavy, |
definition | : | (of hair) having waves (adj.all) |
27. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (noun.communication)
derivation | : | beckon, wave, |
definition | : | signal with the hands or nod (verb.communication) |
28. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event)
derivation | : | flap, roll, undulate, wave, |
definition | : | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion) |
29. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event)
30. set waves in (verb.body)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
31. signal with the hands or nod (verb.communication)
derivation | : | wafture, wave, waving, |
definition | : | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | waver, |
definition | : | someone who communicates by waving (noun.person) |
32. twist or roll into coils or ringlets (verb.contact)
derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (noun.body) |
33. move or swing back and forth (verb.contact)
derivation | : | brandish, flourish, |
definition | : | the act of waving (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | waver, |
definition | : | someone who communicates by waving (noun.person) |
34. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (verb.motion)
derivation | : | wave, |
definition | : | a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (noun.act) |
derivation | : | undulation, wave, |
definition | : | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth (noun.event) |
derivation | : | roll, roller, rolling wave, |
definition | : | a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (noun.event) |
derivation | : | undulation, |
definition | : | wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves (noun.event) |
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