wave

4)	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"

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rise

5)	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Synonyms :

wafture waving

See Also:

gesture beckon brandish

6)	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair

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coiffure curl finger_wave perm

7)	an undulating curve

Synonyms :

undulation

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curve sine_curve

8)	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)

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9)	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

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reservist adult_female

wave [v]

1)	signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

Synonyms :

beckon

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gesticulate wafture waver

2)	move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

Synonyms :

brandish flourish

See Also:

hold displace waver brandish wigwag

3)	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

Synonyms :

flap roll undulate

See Also:

move flap undulation undulation roll luff

4)	twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

Synonyms :

curl

See Also:

twist curl crimper crape

5)	set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

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arrange marcel gauffer perm

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

A robotics language.

["WAVE: A Model-Based Language for Manipulator Control", R.P. Paul, Ind Robot 4(1):10-17, 1979].

(1996-09-08)

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