Main entry: 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
Main entry: wave
Definition: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
Main entry: wave, waving, wafture
Definition: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Main entry: undulation, wave
Definition: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Main entry: 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)
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: wave
Definition: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
Usage: a heat wave
Main entry: undulation, wave
Definition: an undulating curve
Main entry: wave
Definition: set waves in
Usage: she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
Definition: signal with the hands or nod
Usage: She waved to her friends; He waved his hand hospitably
Definition: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Usage: curl my hair, please
Main entry: brandish, flourish, wave
Definition: move or swing back and forth
Usage: She waved her gun
Main entry: 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