wave

VERBNOUN /weɪv/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W

wave is a valid 4-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1V4E1
4 + 1 + 4 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does wave mean?

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Signal with the hands or nod.

“She waved to her friends”

“He waved his hand hospitably”

SYNONYMS
2

Set waves in.

“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”

3

Move or swing back and forth.

“She waved her gun”

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4

Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.

“the waves rolled towards the beach”

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5

Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.

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NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

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.

2

A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.

“a wave of settlers”

“troops advancing in waves”

3

A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures).

“a heat wave”

4

Something that rises rapidly.

“a wave of emotion swept over him”

“there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed”

BROADER
6

An undulating curve.

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7

One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).

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8

The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.

9

A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.

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