ALL meanings of wave
wave
W w - noun wave the act or an instance of waving 0
- noun wave an oscillation propagated through a medium or space such that energy is periodically interchanged between two kinds of disturbance. For example, an oscillating electric field generates a magnetic oscillation and vice versa, hence an electromagnetic wave is produced. Similarly a wave on a liquid comprises vertical and horizontal displacements 0
- noun wave a graphical representation of a wave obtained by plotting the magnitude of the disturbance against time at a particular point in the medium or space; waveform 0
- noun wave a prolonged spell of some weather condition 0
- noun wave an undulating curve or series of curves or loose curls in the hair 0
- noun wave an undulating pattern or finish on a fabric 0
- noun wave a member of the WAVES 0
- intransitive verb wave to move up and down or back and forth in a curving or undulating motion; swing, sway, or flutter to and fro 0
- intransitive verb wave to signal by moving a hand, arm, light, etc. to and fro 0
- intransitive verb wave to have the form of a series of curves or undulations 0
- verb transitive wave to cause to wave, undulate, or sway to and fro 0
- verb transitive wave to swing or brandish (a weapon) 0
- verb transitive wave to move or swing (something) as a signal; motion with (the hand, arms, etc.) 0
- verb transitive wave to signal (something) by doing this 0
- verb transitive wave to signal or signify something to (someone) by doing this 0
- verb transitive wave to give an undulating form to; make sinuous 0
- noun wave a ridge or swell moving along the surface of a liquid or body of water as a result of disturbance, as by wind 0
- noun wave an undulation or series of undulations in or on a surface, such as that caused by wind over a field of grain 0
- noun wave a curve or series of curves or curls, as in the hair 0
- noun wave an appearance of undulation, by reflection of light, on watered fabric 0
- noun wave a motion to and fro or up and down, such as that made by the hand in signaling 0
- noun wave something like a wave in action or effect 0
- noun wave an upsurge or rise, as to a crest, or a progressively swelling manifestation 0
- noun wave a movement of people, etc., in groups or masses, which recedes or grows smaller before subsiding or being followed by another 0
- noun wave water; esp., the sea or other body of water 0
- noun wave a periodic motion or disturbance consisting of a series of many oscillations that propagate through a medium or space, as in the propagation of sound or light: the medium does not travel outward from the source with the wave but only vibrates as it passes 0
- noun wave A moving disturbance in the level of a body of water; an undulation. 0
- noun wave (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field. 0
- noun wave A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions. 0
- noun wave (figuratively) A sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced. 0
- noun wave A sideway movement of the hand(s). 0
- noun wave A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit. Usually referred to as "the wave". 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To move back and forth repeatedly. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To wave one’s hand in greeting or departure. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) To have an undulating or wavy form. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To produce waves to the hair. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) (baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly. 0
- verb wave (Transitive Verb) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement. 0
- verb wave (Intransitive Verb) OBS To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state. 0
- verb wave To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. 0
- verb wave To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. 0
- verb wave Obsolete spelling of waive. 0
- verb wave If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. 0
- verb wave Wave is also a noun. 0
- verb wave If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction. 0
- verb wave If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side. 0
- verb wave If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down. 0