| WAVE | • wave v. (Intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. • wave v. (Intransitive) To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure. • wave v. (Transitive, metonymically) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion… |
| AWAVE | • awave adj. Waving. • AWAVE adv. (archaic) in a wave, in waves. |
| AIRWAVE | • airwave n. Singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or "frequency". • AIRWAVE n. a channel for broadcasting. |
| HEATWAVE | • heatwave n. A period of very hot weather. • heatwave n. A heat haze. • heat␣wave n. (Idiomatic) A period of exceptionally hot weather. |
| PICOWAVE | • PICOWAVE v. to irradiate (food) with gamma rays. |
| TIDEWAVE | • tidewave n. Alternative form of tide wave. • tide␣wave n. (Archaic) tidal wave. • TIDEWAVE n. a tide regarded as a wave passing round the earth. |
| BRAINWAVE | • brainwave n. Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those… • brainwave n. A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm. • brain␣wave n. Alternative form of brainwave. |
| CRIMEWAVE | • crimewave n. A large increased incidence of crimes within a relatively short period of time. • crime␣wave n. Alternative form of crimewave. • CRIMEWAVE n. a period of increased criminal activity. |
| LIGHTWAVE | • lightwave n. Alternative form of light wave. • light␣wave n. (Physics) An electromagnetic wave of light. • light␣wave n. (Physics, obsolete) A wave of the luminiferous ether. |
| MICROWAVE | • microwave n. An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. • microwave n. Ellipsis of microwave oven.. • microwave v. (Transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven. |
| SHORTWAVE | • shortwave adj. (Of radio waves) Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 100 meters. • shortwave adj. (Of radio equipment) Capable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength. • shortwave n. An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to… |
| SUPERWAVE | • superwave n. (Physics) A particularly large or intense wave. • SUPERWAVE n. an exceptionally large wave. |