wave

nouns

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

moving ridge, wave

is derived from

wavelet

a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

"a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"

wave

is a type of (narrower)

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

"the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

motility, motion, move, movement

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

undulation, wave

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"

wave

is a type of (narrower)

a growth in strength or number or importance

rise

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

wafture, wave, waving

a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

wave

is derived from

wavy

is a type of (narrower)

the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle

an undulating curve

undulation, wave

a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

"a heat wave"

wave

is a type of (narrower)

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

"they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"

atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition