n. 25B6; verb
he waved his flag furiously : MOVE UP AND DOWN, move to and fro, wag, shake, swish, sweep, swing, brandish, flourish, wield; flick, flutter; informal waggle.
the grass waved in the breeze : RIPPLE, flutter, undulate, stir, flap, sway, shake, quiver, move.
the waiter waved them closer : GESTURE, gesticulate, signal, beckon, motion.
25B6; noun
she gave him a friendly wave : GESTURE, gesticulation; signal, sign, motion.
he surfs the big waves : BREAKER, roller, comber, boomer, ripple, white horse; ( waves ) swell, surf, froth; Austral. bombora; archaic billow.
a wave of emigration : FLOW, rush, surge, flood, stream, tide, deluge, spate.
a wave of self-pity : SURGE, rush, stab, dart, upsurge; thrill, frisson; feeling.
his hair grew in thick waves : CURL, kink, corkscrew, twist, ringlet, coil.
electromagnetic waves : ripple, vibration, oscillation. See list at radiation .
25A0; make waves (informal) CAUSE TROUBLE, be disruptive, be troublesome; make an impression, get noticed.
25A0; wave something aside DISMISS, reject, brush aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, discount, play down; informal pooh-pooh.
25A0; wave someone/something down FLAG DOWN, hail, stop, summon, call, accost.