Definitions For Wave

noun

  • A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
  • A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
  • The act of signaling by a movement of the hand
  • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
  • Something that rises rapidly
  • 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
  • A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
  • An undulating curve
  • An area of moving water that is raised above the main surface of an ocean, a lake, etc.
  • Something that has the shape or movement of a wave
  • A usually repeated movement of your hand or of something held in your hand especially as a signal or greeting

verb

  • Set waves in
  • Signal with the hands or nod
  • Twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  • Move or swing back and forth
  • Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  • To move your hand or something held in your hand usually in a repeated motion in order to signal or greet someone
  • To float, shake, or move back and forth because of wind
  • To move (something) back and forth

Is Wave a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Wave is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Wave in a Sentence

  • We waved to our friends through the window.
  • She was waving in the direction of the bridge.
  • Flags were waving in the breeze.
  • The waves crashed onto the rocks.
  • She has a wave in her hair.
  • Waves of warm air washed over us.

Synonyms for Wave

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