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Term: wave

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "wave": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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Definitions

Noun

  1. One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
  2. A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
  3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  4. Something that rises rapidly
  5. The act of signaling by a movement of the hand
  6. A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
  7. An undulating curve
  8. A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
  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

  1. Signal with the hands or nod
  2. Move or swing back and forth
  3. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  4. Twist or roll into coils or ringlets
  5. Set waves in

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "wave".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 waves 1 51
2 wave 1 46
3 skywave 2 32
4 waved 1 16
5 wavelengths 2 6
6 wavelength 2 4
7 waver 2 3
8 microwave 3 2
9 shockwave 2 2
10 microwaves 3 1
11 airwave 2 0
12 airwaves 2 0
13 microwaved 3 0
14 newwave 2 0
15 shockwaves 2 0
16 shortwave 2 0
17 starwave 2 0
18 swavely 2 0
19 unwavering 4 0
20 wavered 2 0
21 wavering 3 0
22 waverley 3 0
23 waverly 3 0
24 wavetek 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "wave".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 waive 1 1
2 quave 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "wave".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wage 1 56
2 waves 1 51
3 wake 1 23
4 waved 1 16
5 weave 1 4
6 weaver 2 4
7 waver 2 3
8 wove 1 3
9 weaves 1 2
10 wavy 2 2
11 waive 1 1
12 waived 1 1
13 ware 1 1
14 ave 2 0
15 weaved 1 0
16 waives 1 0
17 waiver 2 0
18 waye 1 0
19 wane 1 0
20 wale 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "wave" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wave equation 3 3
2 wave is 1 3
3 wave and 1 2
4 wave consists 2 2
5 wave traveling 3 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "wave" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the wave 1 13
2 a wave 1 7
3 em wave 1 3
4 electromagnetic wave 6 2
5 new wave 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "wave" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 derived 2 2
2 predicted 3 2
3 em 1 2
4 impinging 3 2
5 exhibits 3 2
6 experiments 4 2
7 frequency 3 2
8 new 1 2
9 behave 2 2
10 phase 1 2
11 vector 2 2
12 solution 3 2
13 generic 3 2
14 satisfy 3 2
15 direction 3 2
16 electromagnetic 6 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "wave".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wove 1 3
2 wavy 2 2

Results:

Term

Definitions: 14

Fragments: 24

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 5

Words that Precede: 5

Statistically Associated: 16

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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