wave


Meanings

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


Scrabble Score: 10

wave is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

wave is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

wave is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

wave is a valid Words With Friends word