wave

signal with the hands or nod

“She waved to her friends”

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

a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

“a wave of settlers”

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

“a heat wave”

set waves in

“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”

something that rises rapidly

“a wave of emotion swept over him”

move or swing back and forth

“She waved her gun”

a movement up and down or back and forth

an undulating curve

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

“the waves rolled towards the beach”

twist or roll into coils or ringlets