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wave
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- pronunciation:
- weIv
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When some of the water in a lake or ocean rises up and moves across the top of the water, it is called a wave.
I love to jump in the waves when we go to the beach.
- similar words:
- swell, tsunami
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| definition 2: |
Something that curves like a wave in the water is also called a wave, especially when it is something that moves. When the wind moves crops back and forth in a field, we say it makes waves.
My hair is completely straight, but my little sister's has waves.- similar words:
- arc, bend, bow, curl, curve, swell
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| definition 3: |
A wave is movement you make by moving your hand up and down or side to side.
The woman gave a quick wave to her friend and then got on the train.- similar words:
- gesture, greeting, sign, signal
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| definition 4: |
When something increases suddenly, we sometimes call it a wave. A wave comes up and then goes away again sometime later. If you feel a wave of happiness, it means that you feel a sudden increase in happiness.
Jade felt a wave of happiness when she found out she got a big part in the school play.During last week's wave of very cold weather, some people lost the heat in their homes.- synonyms:
- rush
- similar words:
- flood, flow, stream, tide
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| definition 5: |
A wave is the form that energy takes when it travels. Energy in the form of heat, light, or sound travels in the form of waves. We may not be able to see these waves, they do move through the air.
Light waves travel much faster than sound waves. |
| related words: |
permanent |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
waves, waving, waved |
| definition 1: |
When something waves, it moves gently in the air.
The flags waved in the wind.- synonyms:
- flap
- similar words:
- fly
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| definition 2: |
When you wave, you move your hand or arm up and down or backward and forward. We often wave when we see someone we know and we want to say hello, or when we want someone to see us.
I waved to my dad from my window when I saw him coming home.Tim was looking for his big sister, but he couldn't see her until she waved.
- similar words:
- gesture, salute, sign, signal
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| definition 3: |
When hair waves, it curls or is shaped in a series of curves.
My brother's hair is not straight like mine. It waves.- synonyms:
- curl, curve
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| definition 4: |
When you wave something, you cause it to move up and down or back and forward.
The man waved both his arms as he called for help.The children waved their little flags as the parade passed by.- similar words:
- flap
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| related words: |
fly, vibrate, whip |
| derivations: |
waveless (adj.), wavelike (adj.) |
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