Word

wave, n.
(waves)
freq. cnt. 60

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 40

moving ridge wave

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derivationally related form

wavelet

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hypernym

movement, motion

hyponym

surf, breaker, breakers wake, backwash swash ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet swell, crestless wave lift, rise billow, surge tidal wave tidal wave tsunami roll, roller, rolling wave comber whitecap, white horse

a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

wave

sample sentences

"a wave of settlers"
"troops advancing in waves"

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derivationally related form

wave

semantic pointers

hypernym

movement, motion, move, motility

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

undulation wave

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derivationally related form

undulate

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domain of synset (topic)

physics, natural philosophy

hypernym

movement, motion

hyponym

gravity wave, gravitation wave sine wave oscillation, vibration fluctuation seiche standing wave, stationary wave traveling wave, travelling wave sound wave, acoustic wave wave form, waveform, wave shape shock wave, blast wave pulsation, pulse, impulse, pulsing flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering

something that rises rapidly
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

wave

sample sentences

"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"

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hypernym

rise

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wave

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derivationally related form

wavy wave wave

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hypernym

hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif

hyponym

finger wave permanent wave, permanent, perm