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According to WordNet, the noun "wave" has 8 sense(s).

100346095 a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves".

105259240 a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.

107352190 one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).

107345593 (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.

107352835 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".

113868944 an undulating curve.

107274027 the act of signaling by a movement of the hand.

111524451 a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave".


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