to wave

To move a hand to show or ask for something

Raise your hand and move it to get someone's attention

Move your hand back and forth to show you are saying goodbye

To wave something in a dramatic way to attract attention

Move hands or arms when speaking to show an idea

You move your hands or arms while talking to show feelings

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

Make something happen quickly and without effort

To stop trying and accept that you lost

To use a current trend or chance while it lasts to get advantage

To use a rising trend or new interest to grow quickly

At the highest point of success or popularity for someone

To suddenly feel a very strong emotion that you cannot control

To gain from a sudden rise in public interest

Raise your hand and move it to get someone's attention

Move your hand back and forth to show you are saying goodbye

To ride a moving ocean wave on a surfboard

Treat a question or problem as not important

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

To give a quick, unclear answer instead of real facts

To treat something as not important and ignore it

To move your hand to show you do not care

A pattern of electrical activity in the brain seen on an EEG

A sudden strong wave of air and energy that moves away from an explosion or impact

A period of very hot weather that lasts several days

A pattern of vibrations that moves through air, water, or solids and carries sound

A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones

A group of artists or writers who introduce new ideas and styles

A sudden rise in crime in an area in a short time

Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed

A very large wave of water that suddenly rises along the coast and causes damage

A math rule in quantum physics that shows how likely a particle is to be in a certain place

A sudden very strong emotion or reaction that affects many people

A wave of energy made of changing electric and magnetic fields that travels at the speed of light

A ripple in space and time made by very strong events like colliding black holes

A movement in 1950s and 1960s French films that used new ways of telling stories and showing images

A smooth repeating wave that goes up and down in a regular curved line

A moving area of very high pressure in air after an explosion

A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate

A slow, low energy brain rhythm that appears when a person is awake but relaxed or drowsy

A slow, large brain wave that appears during deep, dreamless sleep

A type of radio signal with waves longer than one kilometre used for long distance broadcasting

A radio wave that travels long distances and carries international broadcasts

A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound

A wave in space that makes space and time stretch when very heavy things move, like two black holes colliding

A wave pattern with some points that stay still while parts between them move up and down

A fast brainwave that appears when you are awake and thinking

A wave that carries sound through air, water, or a solid by vibrations

A small movement of the hand to say hello and show kindness

A long heavy wave in the sea that moves toward the shore

A sudden large amount of criticism aimed at someone or something

A long period of much colder than usual weather that affects a large area

A wave of moving air that carries sound

A radio band used for AM broadcasts with long waves that travel far at night

A long-lasting set of curls in hair made with heat and chemicals

An equation that shows how waves such as light and sound move through space and materials

A part of physics that explains atoms and very small particles as waves

A count of repeating movements per metre of light or sound

The idea that light and energy move as waves rather than particles

A group of similar waves that follow each other at regular times

A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them

A bright red color that fills the sky at sunrise or sunset

A small greeting or goodbye made by moving the fingers

A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow

A wave in the sea that has white foam and bubbles

A hairstyle with deep, regular waves made with a hot curling iron

A radio wave that travels along the Earth's surface and follows its curve

An old name for a radio wave made by fast changes in an electric circuit

A radio wave sent into the sky that bounces off the ionosphere back to Earth

An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time

A wave that travels faster than the speed of sound in air or other materials

A sudden very strong feeling that you cannot control

A sudden large number of people protesting at the same time

A wave that moves through something and carries energy along its path

A moving pattern of brain activity that travels across different areas

A radio wave that bounces off the high air layer or a satellite back to the ground to travel far

A single wave that travels long distances without changing shape or losing energy

A single wave that keeps its shape while moving at steady speed in some materials

A pattern where some points stay still and others vibrate strongly on a string or in air

The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis

The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline

A math rule that shows how a wave moves and its size

The line on a graph that shows how a sound or signal changes over time

A scientific idea that light moves as waves and makes bright and dark patterns

A signal to stop an approach and try again

A small playful hand movement to say hello or show affection