wave :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

n. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"

n. 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"

Wave

n. 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, undulation

n. an undulating curve

wave, waving, wafture

n. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

wave

v. set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

curl, wave

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

beckon, wave

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

brandish, flourish, wave

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

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swing, swinging, vacillation

n. changing location by moving back and forth

gyrate, spiral, coil

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

wind, wind up

v. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

float, drift, be adrift, blow

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, knock about, batter

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

pulsate, beat, quiver

v. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

brandish, flourish, wave

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

roll, undulate, flap, wave

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

veer

v. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

sign

v. communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

flag

v. communicate or signal with a flag

indicate, suggest

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

call

v. consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"

call

v. order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"

greet

v. send greetings to

greet, recognize, recognise

v. express greetings upon meeting someone