What is the meaning of Wave?

noun

• One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water.
  • synonyms: moving ridge
• A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
  • usage: "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
• Physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
  • synonyms: undulation
• Something that rises rapidly.
  • usage: "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.
  • synonyms: waving, wafture
• A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.
• An undulating curve.
  • synonyms: undulation
• A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures. )
  • usage: "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.

verb

• Signal with the hands or nod.
  • usage: "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
  • synonyms: beckon
• Move or swing back and forth.
  • usage: "She waved her gun"
  • synonyms: brandish, flourish
• Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
  • usage: "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
  • synonyms: roll, undulate, flap
• Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
  • usage: "curl my hair, please"
  • synonyms: curl
• Set waves in.
  • usage: "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"