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n.
moving ridge on the surface of water
1) a high, tall; mountainous ~
2) a tidal ~
3) ~s break (on the rocks); crest
upsurge
4) a crime ~
physical disturbance that is transmitted in the propagation of sound or light
5) light; radio; sound; transverse ~s
6) long; medium; short ~s
brain rhythm
7) an alpha; brain ~
period of weather
8) a cold; heat ~
reaction
9) a shock ~
waviness of the hair
10) a permanent ~
USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE , a brain~ 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 .
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v.
1) ( A ) ~ goodbye to them; or: ~ them goodbye
2) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ at, to (~ to them; she ~d her arm at me)