wave
/weɪv/ n [C] (WATER MOVEMENT)Definition
› a raised movement of water rolling across the surface esp. of the sea: We were so close we could hear the waves breaking on the beach. › A wave is also a sudden increase in an activity or in the strength of a condition or feeling: A wave of emotion swept through her as she visited her home town.
(Definition of wave n (WATER MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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waterworks n SUPPLY SYSTEM
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watery adj
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watt n
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wave n ENERGY FORM
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wave n MOVE
- wave n WATER MOVEMENT
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wave v MOVE
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wavelength n
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waver v
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wavy adj
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wax n SUBSTANCE
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