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kink vs wave

wave vs kink

kink and wave both are nouns.

kink and wave both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kink Yes No Yes No
wave Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wave is a hypernym of kink; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than kink:
  • kink: curl tightly
  • wave: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
Other hypernyms of kink include curl.
kink (noun) wave (noun)
a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
an eccentric idea a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
a person with unusual sexual tastes the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) 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
kink (verb) wave (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink set waves in
curl tightly 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
Difference between kink and wave

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