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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "wave"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻĸ⧇āω

a raised body of water that moves along the surface of a sea, river, lake, etc.
wave definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A gentle breeze caused ripples on the surface of the lake, creating small waves.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āϠ⧇ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϛ⧋āϟ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ, āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

a gesture or signal made with the hand or arm, often as a form of greeting or farewell
wave definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At the end of the concert, the singer gave the audience a wave before exiting the stage.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇, āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ

a sudden and often temporary increase or occurrence of something, often characterized by a distinctive movement or pattern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a wave of excitement when the concert tickets went on sale.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āϕ⧋āĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϚ⧁āϞ

a loose curl or ringlet in hair
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His hair naturally forms gentle waves after washing.
āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāϰāĻŽ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻš

a prolonged and widespread period of unusual weather, often characterized by extreme temperatures
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A cold wave brought unexpected snow to the region.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻāύ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻĸ⧇āω

a smooth, wavy line or curve
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We admired the gentle wave of hills in the distance.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
6.1

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāύ

(physics) an oscillating movement by which energy is transferred without the transport of matter, such as light and sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wave properties of sound determine its pitch and volume.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āϞāĻŋāωāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—, āĻĸ⧇āω

something that rises rapidly
01

āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to raise one's hand and move it from side to side to greet someone or attract their attention
Intransitive: to wave | to wave to sb
to wave definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher waved to the students as they entered the classroom.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āύ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧋āρāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to make someone's hair look loosely curled
Transitive: to wave hair
to wave definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stylist waved her client ’s hair for extra volume and texture.
āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āϞāĻŋāωāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•ā§āϏāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move back and forth in a swaying motion
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She watched the seaweed wave underwater with the current.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧈āĻŦāĻžāϞ āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move a hand, arm, or an object held in the hand back and forth, often as a gesture or signal
Transitive: to wave one's hand or an object in hand
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She waved her hand to get the attention of her friend across the street.
āϏ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĨ¤

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