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displace vs wave

wave vs displace

displace is not a noun while wave is a noun.

displace and wave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
displace No No Yes No
wave Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wave is a hyponym of displace; that is, wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than displace:
  • displace: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • wave: move or swing back and forth
Other hyponyms of displace include mobilise, mobilize, relocate, dislocate, luxate, slip, splay, translate, place, post, send, station, agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex, channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport, funnel, brandish, flourish, draw, pull, carry, transport, tug, disarrange, lay, place, pose, position, put, set, engage, lock, mesh, operate, impel, propel, launch, set in motion, roll, twine, wind, wrap, unroll, unwind, wind off, force, squeeze, wedge, work, disgorge, shed, spill, slop, spill, splatter, unseat, disunite, divide, part, separate, deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot, depress, press down, lift, flick, riffle, ruffle, work, take back, center, centre, pump, scan, bump around, jar, shake up, dandle, revolve, roll, force, push, rock, sway, fluctuate, pulse, dislodge, reposition, shift, glide, stir, play, bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset, send, ship, transport, direct, send, transport, saltate, bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down, lift, raise, bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise, drop, sink, advance, bring forward, chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back, shift, transfer, displace, crowd, herd, circulate, circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on, drive out, force out, rouse, rout out, drive, race, rush, whoosh, woosh, pour, slip, bring outside, exteriorize, upstage, swing, turn, turn over, turn, turn, slide, run, whistle, beat, flap, singsong, hustle, wash, rake, blow, drag, draw, pull, lateralize, translate, hit, strike, sling, change hands, change owners, transfer, expel, kick out, throw out.
displace (noun) wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
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
displace (verb) wave (verb)
cause to move, usually with force or pressure set waves in
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense signal with the hands or nod
take the place of or have precedence over move or swing back and forth
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
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