1. One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
   "The storm created waves across the lake's surface";
   - moving ridge
    
2. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
   "The scientists studied the wave patterns in the water tank";
   - undulation
    
3. A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
   "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
    
4. Something that rises rapidly
   "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"
    
5. The act of signaling by a movement of the hand
   "Her enthusiastic wave caught the attention of her friends across the street";
   - waving, wafture
    
6. An undulating curve
   "The graph showed a wave pattern of rising and falling temperatures";
   - undulation
    
7. A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
   "She got a perm to give her straight hair a permanent wave"
    
8. A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
   "a heat wave"

1. Signal with the hands or nod
   "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably";
   - beckon
    
2. Move or swing back and forth
   "She waved her gun";
   - brandish, flourish
    
3. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   "the waves rolled towards the beach";
   - roll, undulate, flap
    
4. Twist or roll into coils or ringlets
   "She waved her hair for the party";
   - curl
    
5. Set waves in
   "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

1. A member of the Women's Reserve of the United States Navy (WAVES - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), originally organized during World War II
   "Many Waves served in clerical and communications roles"

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Derived forms: Waves, waves, waving, waved

Type of: adult female, arrange, atmospheric condition, coif, coiffe, coiffure, conditions, curve, curved shape, displace, do, dress, gesticulate, gesture, hair style, hairdo [informal], hairstyle, motility, motion, move, movement, reservist, rise, set, twist, weather, weather condition, woman

Encyclopedia: Wave, Listen to Me!