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noun
- A moving disturbance in the level of a body of water.
The traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.
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(physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
Gravity waves, while predicted by theory for decades, have been notoriously difficult to detect.
- A shape which alternately curves in opposite directions.
Her hair had a nice to it.
- A sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced.
A of shoppers stampeded through the door when the store opened for its Christmas discount special.
A of retirees began moving to the coastal area.
A of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle.
- A sideway movement of the hand(s).
With a of the hand.
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(intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly.
The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
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(intransitive) To wave one"s hand in greeting or departure.
I waved goodbye from across the room.
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(intransitive) To have an undulating or wavy form.
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(intransitive) (baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch.
Jones waves at strike one.
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(transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
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(transitive) To signal someone or something with a waving movement.
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- a small wave; a ripple
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(mathematics) A fast-decaying oscillation
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noun
- any of several birds having a white patch on the head
- a wave having a white crest; a breaker
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| white water |
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noun
- Any turbulent or frothy water as found in river rapids or surf.
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The boat's wake left two strands of that glistened in the moonlight.
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