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backwash vs wave

wave vs backwash

backwash and wave both are nouns.

backwash is not a verb while wave is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backwash Yes No No No
wave Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wave is a hypernym of backwash; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than backwash:
  • backwash: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  • wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Other hypernyms of backwash include moving ridge.
backwash (noun) wave (noun)
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
backwash (verb) wave (verb)
set waves in
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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