Synonyms: wave
Definition: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
Usage: a wave of settlers; troops advancing in waves
Similar words: motility, motion, move, movement
Definition: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
Usage: the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility
Synonyms: wave
Definition: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Similar words: hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, coif, coiffure
Definition: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Synonyms: wave, waving, wafture
Definition: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Similar words: gesture, motion
Definition: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Synonyms: undulation, wave
Definition: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonyms: wave, moving ridge
Definition: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonyms: wave
Definition: something that rises rapidly
Usage: 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
Similar words: rise
Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance
Synonyms: Wave
Definition: 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
Similar words: reservist
Definition: a member of a military reserve
Similar words: woman, adult female
Definition: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Usage: the woman kept house while the man hunted
Synonyms: wave
Definition: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
Usage: a heat wave
Similar words: weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition, conditions
Definition: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Usage: they were hoping for good weather; every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception; the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
Synonyms: undulation, wave
Definition: an undulating curve
Similar words: curve, curved shape
Definition: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Synonyms: wave
Definition: set waves in
Usage: she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
Similar words: set, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, arrange
Definition: arrange attractively
Usage: dress my hair for the wedding
Definition: signal with the hands or nod
Usage: She waved to her friends; He waved his hand hospitably
Similar words: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Definition: show, express or direct through movement
Usage: He gestured his desire to leave
Definition: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Usage: curl my hair, please
Synonyms: brandish, flourish, wave
Definition: move or swing back and forth
Usage: She waved her gun
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: undulate, flap, roll, wave
Definition: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Usage: The curtains undulated; the waves rolled towards the beach
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right