Wave
noun
A raised line of water that moves across the surface of an ocean, sea, or other body of water.
The boat struggled to stay afloat in the high waves.
Often appears as...
- ride a wave
- wave crash
noun
A sudden occurrence of or increase in a particular phenomenon, emotion, or activity.
There was a wave of protests across the country.
Often appears as...
- wave of crime
- wave of fear
noun
A shape or movement that resembles a wave.
A wave of her hand signaled that she was ready to start.
Often appears as...
- wave goodbye
- wave hello
verb
To move your hand to say hello or goodbye or as a signal.
He waved at her from across the room.
Often appears as...
- wave goodbye
- wave hello
noun
A pattern of curved lines, sometimes coloured, that is seen in certain types of light.
The scientist explained the wave pattern of the light in the experiment.
Often appears as...
- wave pattern
- wave interference
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move something, especially your hand, to and fro.
She waved her flag enthusiastically as the parade went by.
Often appears as...
- wave flag
- wave wand
noun
A raised line of water that moves across the surface of an ocean, sea, or other body of water.
The boat struggled to stay afloat in the high waves.
Often appears as...
- ride a wave
- wave crash
noun
A sudden occurrence of or increase in a particular phenomenon, emotion, or activity.
There was a wave of protests across the country.
Often appears as...
- wave of crime
- wave of fear
noun
A shape or movement that resembles a wave.
A wave of her hand signaled that she was ready to start.
Often appears as...
- wave goodbye
- wave hello
verb
To move your hand to say hello or goodbye or as a signal.
He waved at her from across the room.
Often appears as...
- wave goodbye
- wave hello
noun
A pattern of curved lines, sometimes coloured, that is seen in certain types of light.
The scientist explained the wave pattern of the light in the experiment.
Often appears as...
- wave pattern
- wave interference
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move something, especially your hand, to and fro.
She waved her flag enthusiastically as the parade went by.
Often appears as...
- wave flag
- wave wand
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Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Use 'wave' to describe the beauty or power of the sea, often in literature or storytelling.
The sailor spoke of waves that towered like mountains.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Wave' could be used metaphorically to describe waves of grain or sand dunes, evoking a similar visual.
Waves of golden wheat swayed in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Use 'wave' to describe the beauty or power of the sea, often in literature or storytelling.
The sailor spoke of waves that towered like mountains.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Wave' could be used metaphorically to describe waves of grain or sand dunes, evoking a similar visual.
Waves of golden wheat swayed in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Use 'wave' to describe the beauty or power of the sea, often in literature or storytelling.
The sailor spoke of waves that towered like mountains.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Literal
'Wave' could be used metaphorically to describe waves of grain or sand dunes, evoking a similar visual.
Waves of golden wheat swayed in the breeze.
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe as civilizations develop, they quickly discover communication technologies far more sophisticated and useful than electromagnetic waves. Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass.
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Upgrading management...
our research for the dakota company we were encouraged to see a whole new wave of innovation companies taking inspiration from the consumer landscape and pulling it into the workplace collectively what all these companies are doing is actually shifting the data lens inward to better enable and empower
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out. And then having someone there and acknowledging that and saying, let's just charge this together, that was a powerful moment for me.
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What is the Heisenberg...
Waves, on the other hand, are disturbances spread out in space, like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
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Chris Burkard: The joy...
but most importantly, I couldn't believe we were finding perfect waves in such a remote and rugged part of the world. At one point, we got to the beach only to find massive chunks of ice had piled on the shoreline. They created this barrier between us and the surf,
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Is telekinesis real? -...
and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects because they're neither strong nor far-reaching enough to influence anything outside of our skulls. Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar
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How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
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What causes kidney...
can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine. For medium-sized stones up to about ten millimeters, one option is pulverizing them with soundwaves. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy uses high-intensity pulses
Video examples
Defending the ant nest...
Another wave of ants advances unchallenged. But the attack is not going to plan.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe as civilizations develop, they quickly discover communication technologies far more sophisticated and useful than electromagnetic waves. Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass.
Video examples
Upgrading management...
our research for the dakota company we were encouraged to see a whole new wave of innovation companies taking inspiration from the consumer landscape and pulling it into the workplace collectively what all these companies are doing is actually shifting the data lens inward to better enable and empower
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out. And then having someone there and acknowledging that and saying, let's just charge this together, that was a powerful moment for me.
Video examples
What is the Heisenberg...
Waves, on the other hand, are disturbances spread out in space, like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
Video examples
Chris Burkard: The joy...
but most importantly, I couldn't believe we were finding perfect waves in such a remote and rugged part of the world. At one point, we got to the beach only to find massive chunks of ice had piled on the shoreline. They created this barrier between us and the surf,
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects because they're neither strong nor far-reaching enough to influence anything outside of our skulls. Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
Video examples
What causes kidney...
can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine. For medium-sized stones up to about ten millimeters, one option is pulverizing them with soundwaves. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy uses high-intensity pulses
Video examples
Defending the ant nest...
Another wave of ants advances unchallenged. But the attack is not going to plan.
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Stacey Snider
American Businesswoman
I have always felt that my career was not going to be a straight shot up, but more of a kind of rolling wave, so that I could raise my children. So I got pregnant when I was the head of production at a studio, and I became chairperson at a bigger studio when I was pregnant with my second daughter. You just do it!
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that works but a brain that is waving goodbye. If that happens, I hope I die quickly.
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Alia Shawkat
American Actress
When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
What is essential - the one thing that could stop us being coarsened to other lives - is that we feel a great, living wave of animal life all around us, covering the earth.
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MO
American Musician
There's so much talk about female artists doing their own thing but being super supportive, coming together and doing projects together. I love that whole wave.
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Nick Cummins
Australian Athlete
The universe works in crazy ways. Your good luck will come in waves, and so does your bad, so you have to take the good with the bad and press forward.
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Khalil Mack
American Athlete
You've just got to ride the wave of the season and ride the wave of life. You can't get too high and too low.
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Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
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Garrett McNamara
Riding big waves was my passion.
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Stacey Snider
American Businesswoman
I have always felt that my career was not going to be a straight shot up, but more of a kind of rolling wave, so that I could raise my children. So I got pregnant when I was the head of production at a studio, and I became chairperson at a bigger studio when I was pregnant with my second daughter. You just do it!
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.
Quote examples
Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that works but a brain that is waving goodbye. If that happens, I hope I die quickly.
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Alia Shawkat
American Actress
When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.
Quote examples
John Burnside
Scottish Writer
What is essential - the one thing that could stop us being coarsened to other lives - is that we feel a great, living wave of animal life all around us, covering the earth.
Quote examples
MO
American Musician
There's so much talk about female artists doing their own thing but being super supportive, coming together and doing projects together. I love that whole wave.
Quote examples
Nick Cummins
Australian Athlete
The universe works in crazy ways. Your good luck will come in waves, and so does your bad, so you have to take the good with the bad and press forward.
Quote examples
Khalil Mack
American Athlete
You've just got to ride the wave of the season and ride the wave of life. You can't get too high and too low.
Quote examples
Naseem Hamed
British Athlete
When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.
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Garrett McNamara
Riding big waves was my passion.
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