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Results for: "wave"

Translating from English to Russian

Translations:

wave — moving disturbance, undulation
→ волна́ (volná) f
→ вал (val) m
wave — to wave one’s hand
→ маха́ть (maxátʹ) impf
→ помаха́ть (pomaxátʹ) pf
→ махну́ть (maxnútʹ) pf

More translations:

wave
→ волна
wave
→ волнистость
wave
→ подъём, волна
wave
→ взмах
wave
→ развеваться
wave
→ завить; виться
wave
→ махать

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water);
[syn: wave, moving ridge]

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

3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth;
[syn: wave, undulation]

4. something that rises rapidly;
- Example: "a wave of emotion swept over him"
- Example: "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"
- Example: "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"

5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand;
[syn: wave, waving, wafture]

6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair;

7. an undulating curve;
[syn: wave, undulation]

8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures);
- Example: "a heat wave"

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;


VERB (5)

1. signal with the hands or nod;
- Example: "She waved to her friends"
- Example: "He waved his hand hospitably"
[syn: beckon, wave]

2. move or swing back and forth;
- Example: "She waved her gun"
[syn: brandish, flourish, wave]

3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
- Example: "The curtains undulated"
- Example: "the waves rolled towards the beach"
[syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave]

4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets;
- Example: "curl my hair, please"
[syn: curl, wave]

5. set waves in;
- Example: "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"