wave
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1.0
- noun
- /weɪv/
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- Big waves came up and flooded the whole city.
- sound waves
- light waves
- electromagnetic wave
Show me the waves and let them flow.
- Show me the waves and let them flow.
- We also were jumping in the waves purposely.
- Next you have Calm Sea Waves, which sounds like this.
- I am to God as a wave is to the ocean.
Examples
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Next you have Calm Sea Waves, which sounds like this.
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The mast was straight; the waves were regular; the lighthouse was upright; but the blot had spread.
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Show me the waves and let them flow.
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Another lies on the wave with her back to us.
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Yep, these are big waves, big waves.
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We also were jumping in the waves purposely.
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You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.
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The rampage reportedly continued in waves all afternoon along Ipanema and Copacabana beaches.
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The seismic surveys use devices that record sonic waves reflected from rock formations.
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The children laughed as they played in the surf, jumping over the waves that rolled onto the beach.
Synonyms
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5.7
A long smooth wave on the open sea that moves steadily
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4.4
A long heavy sea wave that rolls toward the shore
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7.4
A large rolling wave on the sea
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7.5
A smooth, wavy shape or movement like small waves
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8.1
A small wave on the surface of water made by wind or an object
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6.9
A long deep wave in the sea from storms far away or earthquakes
A long raised area of water that moves across the surface
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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33
4.0
A sudden strong wave of air and energy that moves away from an explosion or impact
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3.5
A pattern of vibrations that moves through air, water, or solids and carries sound
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7
6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
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5
8.0
A math rule in quantum physics that shows how likely a particle is to be in a certain place
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4.2
A wave of energy made of changing electric and magnetic fields that travels at the speed of light
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7.2
A ripple in space and time made by very strong events like colliding black holes
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7.5
A movement in 1950s and 1960s French films that used new ways of telling stories and showing images
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6.4
A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate
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7.7
A slow, low energy brain rhythm that appears when a person is awake but relaxed or drowsy
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5.9
A type of radio signal with waves longer than one kilometre used for long distance broadcasting
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4.9
A radio wave that travels long distances and carries international broadcasts
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6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
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8.8
A wave in space that makes space and time stretch when very heavy things move, like two black holes colliding
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1
6.9
A wave pattern with some points that stay still while parts between them move up and down
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1
4.5
A wave that carries sound through air, water, or a solid by vibrations
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1
4.5
A radio band used for AM broadcasts with long waves that travel far at night
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7.3
An equation that shows how waves such as light and sound move through space and materials
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8.8
A part of physics that explains atoms and very small particles as waves
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9.6
A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
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A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow
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A radio wave that travels along the Earth's surface and follows its curve
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A radio wave sent into the sky that bounces off the ionosphere back to Earth
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An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time
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A wave that moves through something and carries energy along its path
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A moving pattern of brain activity that travels across different areas
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A radio wave that bounces off the high air layer or a satellite back to the ground to travel far
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A single wave that travels long distances without changing shape or losing energy
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A single wave that keeps its shape while moving at steady speed in some materials
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A pattern where some points stay still and others vibrate strongly on a string or in air
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The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis
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The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline
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A scientific idea that light moves as waves and makes bright and dark patterns
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wave comes from an old word meaning 'to move back and forth', much like the English word weave. So a water wave is a rising and falling movement of water or energy that moves through a medium.