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wave
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
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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
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
“A wave of settlers”
noun
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
noun
Something that rises rapidly
“A wave of emotion swept over him”
noun
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand
noun
A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
noun
An undulating curve
verb
Signal with the hands or nod
“She waved to her friends”
verb
Move or swing back and forth
“She waved her gun”
verb
Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
“The curtains undulated”
verb
Twist or roll into coils or ringlets
“Curl my hair, please”
verb
Set waves in
“She asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”
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A wave of settlers
Troops advancing in waves
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
She waved to her friends
He waved his hand hospitably
She waved her gun
The curtains undulated
The waves rolled towards the beach
Curl my hair, please
She asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
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