wave
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6.3
- noun
- /weɪv/
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- To achieve elegant, defined waves, use a barrel curling iron to create long-lasting curls.
- a wave style
And then you're left with some lovely WAVY waves.
- And then you're left with some lovely WAVY waves.
- If I'm just doing a little loose, loose wave action, I'll just grab like big chunks on the top.
- It roughed body, moose heat, freestyle, frizz resistant and stronghold for waves and curls.
Examples
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I did not do much to my hair but I'm loving the whole beach wave thing so much.
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Got some little loose waves from being in that bun.
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Get a nice kind of soft wave here, some volume.
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Now, I like to wake up with a natural wave to my hair.
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And this cut works whether you have loose waves or you have tight curls.
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Her dark hair seemed recently washed and brushed and fell in soft waves to her shoulders.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her auburn hair in tangled waves flowed around her, gay and glad.
Fiction book (1998) -
We're just reminiscing and we're going for super glam Hollywood waves, glossy, delicious.
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And what we've also done in the back was do a nice braid with some hold and flat ironed it so the waves can sit in and voila.
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I love how my new haircut gives my hair a natural wave that enhances my features.
Synonyms
53
1.4
A way of cutting and arranging hair to change your look
50
2.9
A way of cutting and arranging someone's hair
1
4.4
A long-lasting set of curls in hair made with heat and chemicals
A hairstyle with deep, regular waves made with a hot curling iron
A hairstyle with deep regular waves made with a hot curling iron
A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look
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
- Specialized
20
3.5
A pattern of vibrations that moves through air, water, or solids and carries sound
- Specialized
7
6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
- Specialized
5
8.0
A math rule in quantum physics that shows how likely a particle is to be in a certain place
- Specialized
4
4.2
A wave of energy made of changing electric and magnetic fields that travels at the speed of light
- Specialized
4
7.2
A ripple in space and time made by very strong events like colliding black holes
3
7.5
A movement in 1950s and 1960s French films that used new ways of telling stories and showing images
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3
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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2
7.7
A slow, low energy brain rhythm that appears when a person is awake but relaxed or drowsy
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1
5.9
A type of radio signal with waves longer than one kilometre used for long distance broadcasting
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1
4.9
A radio wave that travels long distances and carries international broadcasts
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1
6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
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1
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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1
7.3
An equation that shows how waves such as light and sound move through space and materials
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1
8.8
A part of physics that explains atoms and very small particles as waves
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1
9.6
A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A wave that moves through something and carries energy along its path
- Specialized
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 Wavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wave comes from the idea of a smooth, back-and-forth movement, like the way water moves or how you weave cloth. So hair 'waves' are smooth curved ridges that look like small water waves.