Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)wave, moving ridgeone of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (n)wavea movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon“a wave of settlers”,
“troops advancing in waves” (n)wavesomething 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” (n)wavea hairdo that creates undulations in the hair (n)wavea persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)“a heat wave” Verbs
(v)beckon, wavesignal with the hands or nod“She waved to her friends”,
“He waved his hand hospitably” (v)roll, undulate, flap, wavemove in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion“The curtains undulated”,
“the waves rolled towards the beach” (v)curl, wavetwist or roll into coils or ringlets“curl my hair, please” (v)waveset waves in“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”