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Words with a similar base: wave

'wave'

[wave.n.01] as in: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

'wave'

[wave.n.02] as in: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

Examples:
a wave of settlers
troops advancing in waves

'wave'

[wave.n.03] as in: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

'wave'

[wave.n.04] as in: something that rises rapidly

Examples:
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

'wave'

[wave.n.05] as in: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

'wave'

[wave.n.06] as in: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

'wave'

[wave.n.07] as in: an undulating curve

'wave'

[wave.n.08] as in: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

Examples:
a heat wave

'wave'

[wave.n.09] as in: 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

'wave'

[beckon.v.01] as in: signal with the hands or nod

Examples:
She waved to her friends
He waved his hand hospitably

'wave'

[brandish.v.01] as in: move or swing back and forth

Examples:
She waved her gun

'wave'

[roll.v.11] as in: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Examples:
The curtains undulated
the waves rolled towards the beach

'wave'

[curl.v.04] as in: twist or roll into coils or ringlets

Examples:
curl my hair, please

'wave'

[wave.v.05] as in: set waves in

Examples:
she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair

Origins

					wave (English)
└── waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))