Noun Definition

wave

1.Definition: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Related Noun(s):undulation

Category: General

2.Definition: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

Category: General

3.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

Category: People

4.Definition: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

"A wave of settlers", "Troops advancing in waves"

Category: General

5.Definition: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

"A heat wave"

Category: General

6.Definition: an undulating curve

Related Noun(s):undulation

Category: General

7.Definition: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Category: General

8.Definition: 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"

Category: General

9.Definition: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Related Noun(s):wafture

Category: General