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

Move hands or arms when speaking to show an idea

To wave something in a dramatic way to attract attention

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

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

Make something happen quickly and without effort

To stop trying and accept that you lost

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

Treat a question or problem as not important

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

To ride a moving ocean wave on a surfboard

To treat something as not important and ignore it

To give a quick, unclear answer instead of real facts

To move your hand to show you do not care

A period of very hot weather that lasts several days

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

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

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

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

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

A sudden very strong emotion or reaction that affects many people

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

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

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

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

A radio wave that travels long distances and carries international broadcasts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A small greeting or goodbye made by moving the fingers

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

A signal to stop an approach and try again

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

A sudden large amount of criticism aimed at someone or something

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

A wave of moving air that carries sound

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

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

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

A count of repeating movements per metre of light or sound

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sudden very strong feeling that you cannot control

A wave in the sea that has white foam and bubbles

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

An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sudden large number of people protesting at the same time

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

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

A small playful hand movement to say hello or show affection