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- [weyvd]
- /weɪvd/
- /weɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyvd]
- /weɪvd/
Definitions of waved word
- adjective waved having a form, outline, or appearance resembling waves; undulating. 1
- noun waved a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 1
- noun waved any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea: a wave of the pulse. 1
- noun waved a swell, surge, or rush, as of feeling or of a certain condition: a wave of disgust sweeping over a person; a wave of cholera throughout the country. 1
- noun waved a widespread feeling, opinion, tendency, etc.: a wave of anti-intellectualism; the new wave of installment buying. 1
- noun waved a mass movement, as of troops, settlers, or migrating birds. 1
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Origin of waved
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; wave + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Waved
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
waved popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
waved usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for waved
adjective waved
- spiralled — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- permed — permanent (def 4).
- curly — Curly hair is full of curls.
- crimpy — having small folds or waves; curly
- corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
Antonyms for waved
noun waved
- lined — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
verb waved
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- misled — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- persisted — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
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