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

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

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

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"

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

a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

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

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

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

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

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

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

something that rises rapidly and dies away; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"

set waves in; of hair

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

Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity, usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm.

To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.

To be moved to and fro as a signal.

To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.

To move one way and the other; to brandish.

To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.

To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.

To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.

Water; a body of water.

Unevenness; inequality of surface.

A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.

The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.

Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.

Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity, usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm.

To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.

To be moved to and fro as a signal.

To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.

To move one way and the other; to brandish.

To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.

To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.

To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.

Water; a body of water.

Unevenness; inequality of surface.

A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.

The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.

Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.

A swell on the surface of water; billow; vibrations by which sound, light, etc., are transmitted; a curving ridge on any surface; an up and down or back and forth motion.

To be moved up and down or back and forth; to signal by such a motion; to have undulations, or curves; as, her hair waves beautifully.

To swing; brandish; to cause to move to and fro; to signal by such a movement; to give an undulating, or curved, surface to.

1. A movement of particles in an elastic body, whether solid or fluid, whereby an advancing series of alternate elevations and depressions, or expansions and condensations, is produced. 2. The elevation of the pulse, felt by the finger, or represented graphically in the curved line of the sphygmogram.

A ridge on the surface of water swaying or moving backwards and forwards: a state of vibration propagated through a system of particles: inequality of surface: a line or streak like a wave.

To move like a wave: to play loosely: to be moved, as a signal or a flag: to fluctuate.

To move backwards and forwards: to brandish: to waft or beckon: to raise into inequalities of surface.

A moving ridge on the surface of a liquid; anything like a wave.

To move to and fro in the air.

To move with undulations, as water.

A moving ridge on the surface of a liquid; an undulation of air or light; an undulating or wavy line.

A moving swell on the surface of the water of the sea or a river caused by the wind; motion in a fluid substance like that of a wave in which one set of particles acts on the adjoining set with little or no permanent displacement; unevenness; inequality of surface; the wavy line or streak of lustre on cloth, watered and calendered.

To raise into inequalities of surface; to move one way and the other; to brandish; to waft; to beckon; to direct by a waft or waving motion.

To cast away; to reject; to quit; to depart from; to put off; to relinquish, as a right or privilege. See Waive.

To play loosely; to move like a wave one way and the other; to float; to undulate; to be moved, as a signal.

The alternate rising and falling of water above and below its natural level; a moving swell or volume of water; a billow; any motion or appearance resembling that of a wave.

To move to and fro or up and down; to undulate; to play loosely; to raise into inequalities of surface; to direct by a waving motion; to beckon.

A ridgelike elevation (accompanied by a corresponding depression) of the surface of a fluid which advances while the particles of the fluid have little or no onward motion; hence a cycle of rhythmical alternating movement.