(verb)
signal with the hands or nod
She waved to her friends
He waved his hand hospitably
(verb)
move or swing back and forth
She waved her gun
(noun)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
(noun)
an undulating curve
(noun)
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
(verb)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
the waves rolled towards the beach
(verb)
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
(noun)
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(noun)
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
(noun)
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
(noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
a wave of settlers
troops advancing in waves
(noun)
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
a heat wave
(verb)
set waves in
she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
(noun)
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