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Term: waves

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

waves

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 "waves".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 waves 1 51
2 microwaves 3 1
3 airwaves 2 0
4 shockwaves 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "waves".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wives 1 21
2 weaves 1 2
3 waives 1 0
4 wives' 1 0

Spelled Like

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wave 1 46
2 wages 2 42
3 wives 1 21
4 waved 1 16
5 wales 1 10
6 saves 1 5
7 weave 1 4
8 waver 2 3
9 weaves 1 2
10 wakes 1 2
11 wares 1 1
12 waive 1 1
13 waives 1 0
14 weavers 2 0
15 waivers 2 0
16 dwarves 1 0
17 waxes 2 0
18 wanes 1 0
19 wades 1 0
20 taves 1 0

Words That Follow

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 waves of 1 2
2 waves are 1 2

Words That Precede

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 radio waves 3 5
2 electromagnetic waves 6 4
3 em waves 1 2
4 as waves 1 2

Statistically Associated

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 electromagnetic 6 2
2 em 1 2
3 radio 3 2
4 two 1 2
5 pertaining 3 2
6 field 1 2
7 eroded 3 2
8 infrared 3 2

Consonant Match

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

# Word Syllables Freq
1 wives 1 21
2 wives' 1 0

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Term

Definitions: 14

Fragments: 4

Sound Alikes: 4

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 2

Words that Precede: 4

Statistically Associated: 8

Consonant Matches: 2

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

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