· one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Synonym(s): moving_ridge

Hypernym(s): movement, motion

· a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move, motility

· (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Synonym(s): undulation

Hypernym(s): movement, motion

· something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"

Hypernym(s): rise

· the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Synonym(s): waving, wafture

Hypernym(s): gesture, motion

· a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

Hypernym(s): hairdo, hairstyle, hair_style, coiffure, coif

· an undulating curve

Synonym(s): undulation

Hypernym(s): curve, curved_shape

· a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"

Hypernym(s): weather, weather_condition, conditions, atmospheric_condition

· 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

Synonym(s): Wave

Hypernym(s): reservist, woman, adult_female

· signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

Synonym(s): beckon

Hypernym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion

· move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

Synonym(s): brandish, flourish

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

Synonym(s): roll, undulate, flap

Hypernym(s): move

· twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

Synonym(s): curl

Hypernym(s): twist

· set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

Hypernym(s): dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure