wave

wave
I
n.
moving ridge on the surface of water

1) a high, tall; mountainous wave

2) a tidal wave

3) waves break (on the rocks); crest

upsurge

4) a crime wave

physical disturbance that is transmitted in the propagation of sound or light

5) light; radio; sound; transverse waves

6) long; medium; short waves

brain rhythm

7) an alpha; brain wave

period of weather

8) a cold; heat wave

reaction

9) a shock wave

waviness of the hair

10) a permanent wave

USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE, a brainwave can also mean a 'sudden bright idea', which in AE is a brainstorm. In colloq. BE, a brainstorm is a 'sudden mental aberration'. However, the verb to brainstorm (as in a brainstorming session) is now CE.
II
v.

1) (A) wave goodbye to them; or: wave them goodbye

2) (D; intr., tr.) to wave at, to (wave to them; she waved her arm at me)

* * *
[weɪv]
brain wave
heat wave
mountainous wave
or: wave them goodbye
short waves
transverse waves
to (wave to them; she waved her arm at me)
(A) wave goodbye to them
(D; intr., tr.) to wave at
['moving ridge on the surface of water'] a high
['period of weather'] a cold
['physical disturbance that is transmitted in the propagation of sound or light'] light
['reaction'] a shock wave
['upsurge'] a crime wave
a tidal wave
waves break (on the rocks)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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