coif vs wave

coif and wave both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coif	Yes	No	Yes	No
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wave is a hyponym of coif; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coif:

As verbs, wave is a hyponym of coif; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coif:

Other hyponyms of coif include bob.

coif (noun)	wave (noun)
a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
	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

coif (verb)	wave (verb)
arrange attractively	set waves in
cover with a coif	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