Noun:
1: moving ridge, wave one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
2: wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
3: undulation, wave (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
4: wave something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
5: wafture, waving, wave the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
6: wave a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
7: undulation, wave an undulating curve
8: wave a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"
9: wave a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
Verb:
1: wave, beckon signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
2: wave, brandish, flourish move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
3: roll, wave, flap, undulate move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
4: curl, wave twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
5: wave set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"