Wave

Meaning

to move hand or something back and forth; a moving ridge of water

a moving ridge on the surface of water; a gesture of greeting or farewell

a moving ridge or swell on the surface of water; a gesture made by moving the hand back and forth

Example Sentences

She waves goodbye to her friends from the window.

The surfer rode the big wave all the way to the shore.

The wave crashed against the shore with tremendous force.

Synonyms

gesture, signal, greet, undulate, ripple, surge, breaker, billow, swell

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gesture, signal, greet, undulate

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ripple, surge, breaker, billow

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surge, swell, billow, breaker

Antonyms

still, motionless, steady, calm, stillness, flatness

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still, motionless, steady, calm

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stillness, calm, flatness

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calm, stillness

Collocations

wave goodbye, wave hand, wave at, wave frantically, ocean wave, sound wave, heat wave

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wave goodbye, wave hand, wave at, wave frantically

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ocean wave, sound wave, heat wave, wave goodbye

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ocean wave, sound wave, wave goodbye, heat wave